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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 2345. חוּם (chum) -- Brown, dark, swarthy</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/2345.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/genesis/30-32.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/2345.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 2345</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/2344.htm" title="2344">◄</a> 2345. chum <a href="../hebrew/2346.htm" title="2346">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">chum: Brown, dark, swarthy</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">חוּם</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>chuwm<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>koom<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(khoom)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Brown, dark, swarthy<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>sunburnt, swarthy<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from a root word meaning "to be warm" or "to be hot."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "chum," the concept of color and complexion can be found in Greek words such as "melas" (G3189), meaning black or dark, which is used in the New Testament.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "chum" is used to describe a color, specifically a shade of brown or a dark complexion. It is often used in the context of describing physical appearances, such as skin color or the color of objects.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, colors often carried symbolic meanings and were used to describe various aspects of life, from physical appearances to spiritual states. The color brown, as indicated by "chum," could be associated with the earth, humility, or the natural world. Understanding the cultural context of color in the Bible can provide deeper insights into the text's meaning and the worldview of its authors.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>darkened, dark brown or black<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>black (3), black ones (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">חוּם</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>darkened, dark brown or black</b></font>, only of colour of sheep (in <a href="/interlinear/genesis/30.htm">Genesis 30</a>, J); — <font class="hebrew2">וכלשֶֿׂהחֿוּם</font> <font class="hebrew2">בכשׂבים</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-32.htm">Genesis 30:32</a>, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">וְחוּם בכ</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-33.htm">Genesis 30:33</a>,35, <font class="hebrew2">וכלחֿוּם בְּצאֹן</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-40.htm">Genesis 30:40</a> (clause probably interpolated Ol Hup De We Di). <p><font class="hebrew2">חוֺמָה</font> see below <font class="hebrew2">חמה</font>. <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>brown <p>From an unused root meaning to be warm, i.e. (by implication) sunburnt or swarthy (blackish) -- brown. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְחוּם֙ וחום ח֖וּם חוּם֙ חום chum ḥūm veChum wə·ḥūm wəḥūm<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/genesis/30-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 30:32</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְכָל־ שֶׂה־ <b> חוּם֙ </b> בַּכְּשָׂבִ֔ים וְטָל֥וּא</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and every <span class="itali">black</span> one<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> cattle, <span class="itali">and all the brown</span> cattle<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and every one <span class="itali">black</span> the lambs and the spotted<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/30-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 30:33</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְטָל֜וּא בָּֽעִזִּ֗ים <b> וְחוּם֙ </b> בַּכְּשָׂבִ֔ים גָּנ֥וּב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> among the goats <span class="itali">and black</span> among the lambs,<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> among the goats, <span class="itali">and brown</span> among the sheep,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and spotted the goats <span class="itali">and black</span> the lambs stolen<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/30-35.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 30:35</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בּ֔וֹ וְכָל־ <b> ח֖וּם </b> בַּכְּשָׂבִ֑ים וַיִּתֵּ֖ן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in it, and all <span class="itali">the black ones</span> among the sheep,<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [and] every one that had [some] white <span class="itali">in it, and all the brown</span> among the sheep,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-35.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> white one <span class="itali">the black</span> the sheep and gave<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/30-40.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 30:40</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עָקֹ֛ד וְכָל־ <b> ח֖וּם </b> בְּצֹ֣אן לָבָ֑ן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and all <span class="itali">the black</span> in the flock<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the ringstraked, <span class="itali">and all the brown</span> in the flock<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-40.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the striped and all <span class="itali">the black</span> the flock of Laban<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2345.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2345.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2345<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/chum_2345.htm">ḥūm — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vechum_2345.htm">wə·ḥūm — 1 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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