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kim´ham (כּמה×, kimhaÌ„m (, ) or כּמהן, kimhaÌ„n () or כּמוה×, kemoÌ„hem ( Kt.); this reading, however, may probably be safely ignored): One of the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, who supported David while the latter was in exile in Mahanaim (). After the death of Absalom, Barzillai was invited to spend the remainder of his life with the king; but he refused, and sent his son Chimham in his stead. From the mention of “the habitation of Chimham, which is by Beth-lehem†( the King James Version), it has been inferred that Chimham received a grant of land from David's patrimony at Bethlehem, which retained his name for at least four centuries. It has been suggested that his name was probably Ahinoam (××—×™× ×¢×, 'ăḥı̄nō‛am).