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Hamath

Hamath proper noun: an Iron Age city located in north-west Syria. Roughly equivalent to modern day Hama.

Proper noun

Hamath

  1. An Iron Age city located in north-west Syria. Roughly equivalent to modern day Hama.

Origin of Hamath

From Ecclesiastical Latin Emath, from Ancient Greek Ημαθ (Ēmath), from Biblical Hebrew חֲמָת (ḥămāṯ).

Words formed from Hamath

Questions about Hamath

What does Hamath mean?
Hamath means an Iron Age city located in north-west Syria. Roughly equivalent to modern day Hama.
What part of speech is Hamath?
Hamath is a proper noun.

Words near Hamath in the dictionary

  1. hamate
  2. hamate bone
  3. hamate bones
  4. hamated
  5. hamates
  6. Hamath
  7. hamathecia
  8. hamathecial
  9. hamathecium
  10. Hamathite
  11. Hamathites

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