Strong's Hebrew · H2555

חָמָס

châmâç · khaw-mawce'

cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, [idiom] oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.

Definition

violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain

Derivation

from H2554 (חָמַס);

Appears 60 times in Scripture

Genesis 6:11

Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.

Deuteronomy 19:16

If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime,

Malachi 2:16

“For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.

Genesis 49:5

Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.

Job 19:7

Though I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice.

Proverbs 13:2

From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.

Judges 9:24

in order that the crime against the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come to justice and their blood be avenged on their brother Abimelech and on the leaders of Shechem, who had helped him murder his brothers.

Exodus 23:1

“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.

Genesis 6:13

Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.

Genesis 16:5

Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me.”

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