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Headword: Χὰμ σκηνώματα
Adler number: chi,62
Translated headword: Ham's quarters
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
Egypt. Since Mesrem[1] was the son of Ham, Egypt [is] "Mesrem."[2]
That which today is called "Meser".[3]
Greek Original:
Χὰμ σκηνώματα: ἡ Αἴγυπτος. ἐπειδὴ τοῦ Χὰμ ὁ Μεσρέμ, Μεσρὲμ δὲ ἡ Αἴγυπτος. ὅπερ λέγεται σήμερον Μέσερ.
Notes:
Χαμ in the headword phrase is clearly to be taken as genitive based on the context. However, like other Greek borrowings from Semitic languages, the word does not receive inflectional endings.
[1] Otherwise Μεσραίμ , usually transliterated from the Hebrew מִצְרַיִם as "Mizraim" in modern English versions. See Genesis 10:6 and I Chronicles 1:8. See also mu 674 (Μεσρέμ ).
[2] Theodoret (PG 80.1496c) on Psalm 77.51 LXX.
[3] In modern Arabic, the word for Egypt is ﺭﺻﻣ (MiSr).
Keywords: aetiology; biography; Christianity; definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; geography; religion
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 12 March 2008@12:30:22.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (tweaks and cosmetics; more keywords) on 13 March 2008@05:00:49.
Raphael Finkel (Added Hebrew) on 5 June 2008@12:23:20.
Catharine Roth (added capitalization) on 3 June 2009@01:36:58.
David Whitehead (another note and keyword; cosmetics) on 14 April 2011@07:31:27.

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