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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hamath

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
hamath
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An Iron Age city located in north-west Syria. Roughly equivalent to modern day Hama.

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin Emath, from Ancient Greek Ημαθ (Ēmath), from Biblical Hebrew חֲמָת (ḥămāṯ).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Emath, Ημαθ, חֲמָת

Derived Forms

Hamathite

Questions

What does hamath mean?
An Iron Age city located in north-west Syria. Roughly equivalent to modern day Hama.
Where does hamath come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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