How popular is the name Hemam today?

In United States birth records Hemam is below the reporting threshold. Counts under five are not published, so a name given to four children is indistinguishable from one given to none.

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Hemam

Q: How often does the name Hemam appear in the Bible?

It appears in 2 verses across 2 books.

הוֹמָ֑ם ho.mam

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Hemam (Hebrew: הוֹמָ֑ם, ho.mam) is a biblical name; its Hebrew etymology is not securely established. It appears in 2 verses across 2 books of the Bible. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Hori in Genesis 36.

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The bearer in scripture

One person in scripture bears this name.

Hemam

Patriarchal · 2 verses

descendant of Seir

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At a glance

Verses: 2 across 2 books
Bearers: 1 one person only
Testament: Old
Era: Patriarchal

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Using it today

In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.

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In scripture

Fact	Detail
First appears	Genesis 36:22
Last appears	1 Chronicles 1:39
Cross-references	8 linked passages

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Names connected to this one

Hori co-occurrence Appears with Hori in Genesis 36.
Lotan co-occurrence Appears with Lotan in Genesis 36.
Timna co-occurrence Appears with Timna in Genesis 36.

Origin & meaning

Strong's number H1950

Hebrew הוֹמָ֑ם

Transliteration ho.mam

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.22;
son of: Lotan (H3877);
brother of: Hori (H2753H)
Also named: he.mam (הֵימָם "Hemam" H1967)
§ Homam = "confusion"
a descendant of Seir the Horite, the son of Lotan

Hemam was a descendant of Seir the Horite, mentioned in the genealogies of Esau.

The biblical story

Hemam is mentioned in the genealogies of Esau, the son of Isaac and brother of Israel (or 'Jacob'), in Genesis and 1 Chronicles. He was a descendant of Seir the Horite, the original inhabitants of the land of Seir (Edom) before Esau's descendants settled there (Gen.36.22; 1Ch.1.39). The Horites were a people group that lived in the region of Seir prior to the Edomites. Hemam is listed among the sons of Lotan, one of the sons of Seir. No further details about Hemam's life or role are provided in the Bible. (1Ch.1.39; Gen.36.22).

Key verses

Hemam appears in 2 verses. Here are some of the most notable:

And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna.
Genesis 36:22
And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan’s sister.
1 Chronicles 1:39

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Genesis (1)

Genesis 36:22

1 Chronicles (1)

1 Chronicles 1:39