H3179 H3179
To be in heat, breed (of animals); to be warm, get hot (of persons/things); (Piel) to conceive a child.
A root whose meaning radiates from the basic sensation of heat. In its most frequent use, it describes animals going into heat -- Jacob's breeding strategy with Laban's flocks depends on when the animals 'were in heat' at the watering troughs (Gen 30:38-41; 31:10). German Brnstigwerden ('going into rut') and Spanish encenderse en celo ('to kindle in heat') both capture this zoological specificity. The same root applies to ordinary physical warmth: old King David could not 'get warm' (1 Kgs 1:1), and two lying together 'will be hot' (Eccl 4:11). A single Piel occurrence in Psalm 51:5 elevates the meaning to human conception: 'in sin my mother conceived me' -- a transfer from animal breeding-heat to the theological mystery of human generation.
3. conceive (a child) — Piel: to conceive a human child, a singular extension from animal breeding-heat to human generation. Psalm 51:5 stands alone: 'in sin my mother conceived me' -- a verse central to the theology of original sin. The transfer from zoological to human reproduction is marked by the Piel stem, and Spanish me concibi and German conceived-mich confirm the distinct 'conceive' meaning. 1×
AR["حَبِلَتْ-بِي"]·ben["গর্ভ-ধারণ-করেছিল-আমাকে"]·DE["conceived-mich"]·EN["conceived-me"]·FR["avoir-chaud"]·heb["יחמתני"]·HI["गर्भधारण-किया-मुझे"]·IT["[יחמתני]"]·jav["mangertos"]·KO["나-의-어머니-가-잉태하였나이다"]·PT["me-concebeu"]·RU["зачала-меня"]·ES["me-concibió"]·SW["mama-yangu-alinibeba"]·TR["ana-rahmine-düştüğümde"]·urd["حاملہ-ہوئی-مجھ-سے"]
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1. be in heat, breed — Being in heat or experiencing breeding arousal, said of livestock during mating season. All five occurrences cluster in the Jacob-Laban narrative (Gen 30:38-39, 41; 31:10), describing the flocks' sexual heat at the watering troughs. German Brnstigwerden ('going into rut') and Spanish encenderse en celo ('to kindle in heat') preserve the specifically animal-reproductive register. 5×
AR["الْغَنَمُ","فَتَضَاجَرَتِ","فَتَضَاجَرُ","لِتَتَضَاجَرَ","يَحِمُّ"]·ben["আর-উত্তেজিত-হত","উত্তেজিত-হওয়ার-জন্য","উত্তেজিত-হওয়ার-সময়","গরম-হয়"]·DE["Brünstigwerden","damit-sie-brünstig-würden","des-Brünstigwerdens","und-brünstig-wurden","und-sie-wurden-brünstig"]·EN["and-conceived","and-they-were-in-heat","breeding","to-cause-heat-them","were-in-heat"]·FR["breeding","et-conçut","et-ils-étaient-dans-heat","à-cause-heat-eux","étaient-dans-heat"]·heb["ו-יחמו","ו-יחמנה","יחם","ל-יחמנה"]·HI["और-गर्माईं","और-गर्मातीं","गर्भधारण-के","गर्मातीं","गर्माने-के-लिए-उन-को"]·ID["birahi","dan-birahi","supaya-birahi"]·IT["a-cause-heat-loro","breeding","e-concepì","e-essi-furono-in-heat","furono-in-heat"]·jav["Lan-birahi","birahi","birahinipun","lan-piyambakipun-birahi","supados-birahi"]·KO["그리고-더워졌다","더워지게-하려고","더워지는"]·PT["E-acasalaram","acasalar","e-acasalavam","para-acasalarem"]·RU["И-разгорячались","и-разгорячались","разгорячении","случки","чтобы-разгорячились"]·ES["Y-se-encendían-en-celo","encenderse-en-celo","para-encenderse-en-celo","se-encendían-en-celo","y-se-encendían-en-celo"]·SW["Na-ikawa-na-joto","kupata-joto","na-ikawa-na-joto","wanapopata-joto"]·TR["Ve-çiftleştiler","ve-çifteleşirlerdi","çiftleşsinler-diye","çiftleştiğinde"]·urd["اور-گرم-ہوتیں-تھیں","گرم-کرنے-کو-اُنھیں","گرم-ہوتیں-تھیں","گرم-ہونے-کے"]
2. be warm, get hot — Becoming physically warm or hot, applied to human bodies or objects gaining temperature. Aging David's attendants sought someone to help him 'get warm' (1 Kgs 1:1), two lying together 'will be hot' (Eccl 4:11), and the avenger's heart may 'grow hot' in pursuit (Deut 19:6). Spanish calentarse ('to warm oneself') and French tre brlant ('to be burning') track the straightforward thermal meaning. 4×
AR["تَحْمَى","يَحْمَى","يَدْفَأُ"]·ben["উত্তপ্ত-হয়","উষ্ণ-হত","উষ্ণ-হবে","গরম-হবে"]·DE["[יחם]","[תחם]","er-war-warm","ist-heiss"]·EN["he-was-warm","is-hot","may-be-hot","will-be-warm"]·FR["est-hot","il-fut-warm","être-brûlant","יחם"]·heb["יחם","תחם"]·HI["गर्म-होगा","गर्मी-मिलेगी","गर्मी-होता-था"]·ID["dia-menjadi-hangat","dia-panas","ia-menjadi-hangat","panas"]·IT["[תחם]","e-hot","egli-era-caldo","will-essere-warm"]·jav["anget","panas"]·KO["따뜻해졌다","따뜻해지겠는가","뜨거우면","뜨거워지게-하고"]·PT["aquecia","aqueça","esquentar","se-aquecerá"]·RU["пустым","разгорится","согреться?","становилось-тепло"]·ES["se-calentaba","se-calentará?","se-caliente"]·SW["anapata-joto","atapata-joto","ipate-joto","kwake"]·TR["isinacak","kızarsa","ısındı","ısınsın"]·urd["گرم-ہو","گرمی-ہو","گرمی-ہوئی"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [יָחַם] vb. be hot, Pi. conceive (Arabic وَحَمَ v. incaluerunt pecora, Frey; Aramaic יְחַם be hot, usually of sexual impulse of animals)— Qal v. חָמַם" dir="rtl" >חמם. Pi. Pf. 3 fs. sf. יֶחֱמַתְנִי ψ 51:7 in sin my mother conceived me (‖ חוֹלָ֑לְתִּי); Inf. cstr. of heat of cattle in breeding, conception; בְּכָל־יַחֵם Gn 30:41 at every breeding-heat of the flock (J); בְּעֵת יַחֵם 31:10 at the…