Hammath
/ˈhæməθ/noun
A biblical place-name, probably referring to a settlement associated with hot springs.
Did you know?Hammath is related to the Semitic word for heat and may preserve the ancient practice of naming settlements after therapeutic hot springs.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*ḥam-
“Hot, warm, or heated”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
חַמָּת (Ḥammat)
“Hot place or place of heat”
Ancient Israel
Hebrew
Hammath
“A biblical settlement-name, likely associated with hot springs”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Ἑμάθ (Emath)
“Transliteration of the Hebrew place-name”
Latin Vulgate
Latin
Emath
“Latinized biblical form of Hammath”
Modern English
English
Hammath
“A biblical proper noun referring to an ancient place”