Lexicon / H3643
כִּמְהָם
kim.ham
  • Chimham

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: Chimham

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.19.37

§ Chimham = "their longing"

1) a follower and probably a son of Barzillai the Gileadite who returned from beyond Jordan with David; apparently David bestowed on him a possession in Bethlehem on which in later times an inn was standing

2) apparently the inn in Bethlehem located on the possession given by David to Chimham the follower or son of Barzillai the Gileadite

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: Chimham

כִּמְהָם n.pr.m attendant of David n.loc in. .