(Heb. Chammath',
çִîִּú
, the same name as Hammath; Sept.
ÁἰìÜè
; Vulg. translates calor), a Kenite, ancestor of the Rechabites (1Ch_2:55). B.C. prob. cir. 1612. “Hemath,” in Amo_6:14, is an incorrect Anglicized form of
çֲîָú
(Chamath', Sept.
ÁἰìÜè
v.r.
Å᾿ìÜè
, Vulg. Enath), the city HAMATH SEE HAMATH q.v.