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However, Greek terms related to idolatry, such as εἴδωλον (eidolon, Strong's G1497), may be conceptually related.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "chamman" refers to a type of idol or pillar associated with the worship of the sun. In the context of the Hebrew Bible, it is often used to describe pagan religious practices that were condemned by the Israelite prophets and leaders. These sun-pillars were likely erected as part of the Canaanite religious system and were considered abominations in the sight of Yahweh.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near East, sun worship was a common practice among various cultures, including the Canaanites. The sun was often deified and associated with fertility, life, and power. The Israelites, upon entering the Promised Land, encountered these practices and were repeatedly warned against adopting them. The presence of sun-pillars or images was a direct violation of the first commandment, which prohibited the worship of other gods. The Israelites were instructed to destroy these symbols to maintain their covenantal purity and allegiance to Yahweh.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/2552.htm">chamam</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a sun pillar<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>incense altars (7), incense stands (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">חַמָּן</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>sun-pillar</b></font>, used in idolatrous worship (see Thes<sup>489ff.</sup> RS<sup>Semitic i, 469</sup>, Lag<sup>M i, 228</sup> Now<sup> Archaeology ii, 302</sup>; = Palmyrene <font class="hebrew2">חמנא</font> Vog<sup>No. 123 a</sup>; <font size="+1">**</font>#NAME?<sup>N. Semitic Inscr., No. 136</sup>; Lzb<sup>Ephem. ii {1906}, 280</sup>; Phoenician <font class="hebrew2">לבעל חמן</font> often as epithet of solar Baal); — only plural absolute <font class="hebrew2">חַמָּנִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/27-9.htm">Isaiah 27:9</a> 4t.; suffix <font class="hebrew2">חַמָּנֵיכֶם</font> <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/26-30.htm">Leviticus 26:30</a> 2t.; "" <font class="hebrew2">בָּמוֺת</font> <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/26-30.htm">Leviticus 26:30</a> (H), 2 Chron 14:4, compare <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/6-4.htm">Ezekiel 6:4,6</a>; "" <font class="hebrew2">מזבחות</font> <font class="hebrew2">הבעלים</font>2Chronicles 34:4; "" <font class="hebrew2">אשׁרים</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/17-8.htm">Isaiah 17:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/27-9.htm">Isaiah 27:9</a>; "" <font class="hebrew2">אשׁרים</font> and <font class="hebrew2">מְּסִלִים</font>2Chronicles 34:7. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>idol, image <p>From <a href="/hebrew/2535.htm">chammah</a>; a sun-pillar -- idol, image. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2535.htm">chammah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַֽחַמָּנִ֑ים הַֽחַמָּנִ֥ים החמנים וְהַֽחַמָּנִ֛ים וְהָחַמָּנִֽים׃ וְחַמָּנִֽים׃ והחמנים והחמנים׃ וחמנים׃ חַמָּ֣נֵיכֶ֔ם חַמָּֽנֵיכֶ֑ם חמניכם chamManeiChem ha·ḥam·mā·nîm hachammaNim haḥammānîm ḥam·mā·nê·ḵem ḥammānêḵem vechammaNim vehachammaNim wə·ha·ḥam·mā·nîm wə·hā·ḥam·mā·nîm wə·ḥam·mā·nîm wəhaḥammānîm wəhāḥammānîm wəḥammānîm<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/leviticus/26-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 26:30</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/26.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְהִכְרַתִּי֙ אֶת־ <b> חַמָּ֣נֵיכֶ֔ם </b> וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and cut down <span class="itali">your incense altars,</span> and heap<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and cut down <span class="itali">your images,</span> and cast<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/26-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your high and cut <span class="itali">your incense</span> and heap your remains<p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/14-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 14:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַבָּמ֖וֹת וְאֶת־ <b> הַֽחַמָּנִ֑ים </b> וַתִּשְׁקֹ֥ט הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the high places <span class="itali">and the incense altars</span> from all<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the high places <span class="itali">and the images:</span> and the kingdom<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/14-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Judah the high <span class="itali">and the incense</span> was undisturbed and the kingdom<p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/34-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 34:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/34.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִזְבְּח֣וֹת הַבְּעָלִ֔ים <b> וְהַֽחַמָּנִ֛ים </b> אֲשֶׁר־ לְמַ֥עְלָה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/34.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in his presence, <span class="itali">and the incense altars</span> that were high above<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/34.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in his presence; <span class="itali">and the images,</span> that [were] on high above them,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/34-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the altars of the Baals <span class="itali">and the incense</span> were high<p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/34-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 34:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/34.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְהֵדַ֔ק וְכָל־ <b> הַֽחַמָּנִ֥ים </b> גִּדַּ֖ע בְּכָל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/34.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> all <span class="itali">the incense altars</span> throughout<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/34.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and cut down <span class="itali">all the idols</span> throughout all the land<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/34-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> powder all <span class="itali">the incense</span> and chopped throughout<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/17-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 17:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יִרְאֶ֔ה וְהָאֲשֵׁרִ֖ים <b> וְהָחַמָּנִֽים׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Even the Asherim <span class="itali">and incense stands.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> either the groves, <span class="itali">or the images.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/17-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> look the Asherim <span class="itali">and incense</span><p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/27-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 27:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/27.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יָקֻ֥מוּ אֲשֵׁרִ֖ים <b> וְחַמָּנִֽים׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [When] Asherim <span class="itali">and incense altars</span> will not stand.<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the groves <span class="itali">and images</span> shall not stand up.<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/27-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> stand Asherim <span class="itali">and incense</span><p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/6-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 6:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִזְבְּח֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם וְנִשְׁבְּר֖וּ <b> חַמָּֽנֵיכֶ֑ם </b> וְהִפַּלְתִּי֙ חַלְלֵיכֶ֔ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> will become desolate <span class="itali">and your incense altars</span> will be smashed;<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall be desolate, <span class="itali">and your images</span> shall be broken:<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/6-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your altars will be smashed <span class="itali">and your incense</span> fall your slain<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/6-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 6:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">גִּלּ֣וּלֵיכֶ֔ם וְנִגְדְּעוּ֙ <b> חַמָּ֣נֵיכֶ֔ם </b> וְנִמְח֖וּ מַעֲשֵׂיכֶֽם׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and brought to an end, <span class="itali">your incense altars</span> may be cut down,<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and cease, <span class="itali">and your images</span> may be cut down,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/6-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your idols may be cut <span class="itali">your incense</span> may be blotted and your works<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2553.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2553.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2553<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/chammaneichem_2553.htm">ḥam·mā·nê·ḵem — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/hachammanim_2553.htm">ha·ḥam·mā·nîm — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vechammanim_2553.htm">wə·ḥam·mā·nîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vehachammanim_2553.htm">wə·ha·ḥam·mā·nîm — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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