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Hoham
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Hoham: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV
king of Hebron who sought to punish Gibeon for helping Joshua
woe to them
woe to them
Hebrew
Strongs #01944: Mhwh Howham
Hoham = "whom Jehovah impels"1) king of Hebron at the time of the conquest of Canaan
1944 Howham ho-hawm'
of uncertain derivation; Hoham, a Canaanitish king:-Hoham.Hoham [EBD]
Jehovah impels, the king of Hebron who joined the league against Gibeon. He and his allies were defeated (Josh. 10:3, 5, 16-27).
Hoham [NAVE]
HOHAM, king of Hebron, Josh. 10:3.HOHAM [SMITH]
(whom Jehovah impels), king of Hebron at the time of the conquest of Canaan. (Joshua 10:3) (B.C. 1450.)HOHAM [ISBE]
HOHAM - ho'-ham (hoham, "whom Yahweh impels(?)" Gesenius): An Amorite king of Hebron and one of the five kings of the Amorites who leagued for war on Gibeon because of its treaty of peace with Joshua. The five were defeated in the decisive battle of Beth-horon, shut up in the cave at Makkedah in which they had taken refuge, and after the battle were slain, hanged and cast into the cave (Josh 10:1-27).