Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H2555

Strong's H2555 · Hebrew

חָמָס

châmâç · /khaw-mawce'/

Number
H2555
Language
Hebrew
Original word
חָמָס
Transliteration
châmâç
Pronunciation
khaw-mawce'
KJV occurrences
58 verses

Definition

violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain

KJV: cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, [idiom] oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.

Root / derivation: from H2554 (חָמַס);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered חָמָס across 58 verses.

violence39×
violent7×
cruelty4×
wrong3×
false2×
cruel1×
damage1×
injustice1×
unrighteous1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

58 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis4 verses
Exodus1 verse
Deuteronomy1 verse
Judges1 verse
2 Samuel2 verses
1 Chronicles1 verse
Job2 verses
Psalms14 verses
Psalms 7:16

His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

Psalms 11:5

The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

Psalms 18:48

He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. violent: Heb. man of violence

Psalms 25:19

Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred. cruel: Heb. hatred of violence

Psalms 27:12

Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

Psalms 35:11

False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not. False: Heb. Witnesses of wrong they: Heb. they asked me

Psalms 55:9

Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

Psalms 58:2

Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

Psalms 72:14

He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

Psalms 73:6

Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.

Psalms 74:20

Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.

Psalms 140:1

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; violent: Heb. man of violences

Psalms 140:4

Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

Psalms 140:11

Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. an: Heb. a man of tongue: or an evil speaker, a wicked man of violence be established in the earth: let him be hunted to his overthrow

Proverbs6 verses
Isaiah3 verses
Jeremiah4 verses
Jeremiah 6:7

As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds.

Jeremiah 20:8

For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.

Jeremiah 51:35

The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say. The violence: Heb. My violence flesh: or, remainder inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress

Jeremiah 51:46

And lest your heart faint, and ye fear for the rumour that shall be heard in the land; a rumour shall both come one year, and after that in another year shall come a rumour, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler. lest: or, let not

Ezekiel6 verses
Ezekiel 7:11

Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude, nor of any of theirs: neither shall there be wailing for them. theirs: or, their tumultuous persons: Heb. tumult

Ezekiel 7:23

Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.

Ezekiel 8:17

Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose. Is it: or, Is there any thing lighter than to commit

Ezekiel 12:19

And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein. all that: Heb. the fulness thereof

Ezekiel 28:16

By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.

Ezekiel 45:9

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord GOD. exactions: Heb. expulsions

Joel1 verse
Amos2 verses
Obadiah1 verse
Jonah1 verse
Micah1 verse
Habakkuk5 verses
Habakkuk 1:2

O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!

Habakkuk 1:3

Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.

Habakkuk 1:9

They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand. their: or, the supping up of their faces, etc: or, their faces shall look (Heb. the opposition of their faces) toward the east

Habakkuk 2:8

Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein. blood: Heb. bloods

Habakkuk 2:17

For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.

Zephaniah1 verse
Malachi1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H2555 (châmâç) mean?

violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain

How many times does H2555 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H2555 (חָמָס) appears in 58 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “violence.”

How is châmâç translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H2555 is rendered as “violence” (39×), “violent” (7×), “cruelty” (4×), “wrong” (3×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word חָמָס come from?

from H2554 (חָמַס);