Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H2555

חָמָס

cha.mas · “violence”

Used 60 times across 20 books

Definition

violence, wrong, cruelty, injustice

Where it appears

Genesis

4

Exodus

1

Deuteronomy

1

Judges

1

2 Samuel

2

1 Chronicles

1

Job

2

Psalms

14

Proverbs

7

Isaiah

3

Jeremiah

4

Ezekiel

6

Joel

1

Amos

2

Obadiah

1

Jonah

1

Micah

1

Habakkuk

6

Zephaniah

1

Malachi

1

In the text

Genesis 6:11The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.Genesis 6:13And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.Genesis 16:5And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord judge between me and thee.Genesis 49:5Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.Exodus 23:1Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.Deuteronomy 19:16If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;Judges 9:24That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.2 Samuel 22:3The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.2 Samuel 22:49And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.1 Chronicles 12:18Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org · CC BY 4.0 · Verse text KJV