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(×”×, haÌ„m):
(1) A place east of the Jordan named between Ashteroth-karnaim and Shaveh-kiriathaim, in which Chedorlaomer smote the Zu-zim (). No name resembling this has been recovered. Septuagint reads baÌ„hem “with them,†instead of behaÌ„m, “in Ham.†Some have thought that “Ham†may be a corruption from “Ammonâ€; or that it may be the ancient name of Rabbath-ammon itself.
(2) A poetical appellation of Egypt: “the land of Ham†(, etc.) is the land of Jacob's sojourning, i.e. Egypt; “the tents of Ham†() are the dwellings of the Egyptians. It may be derived from the native name of Egypt, Kēmi, or Khēmi. See MIZRAIM; SHEM.