Strong's Hebrew · H2545
חֲמוֹת
chămôwth · kham-oth'
Definitiona mother-in-law
Derivationor (shortened) חֲמֹת; feminine of H2524 (חָם);
KJV usagemother in law.
Occurrences11 in the KJV · 10 verses
חֲמוֹת in Scripture
Ruth 1:14
And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother -in-law; but Ruth cleaved unto her.
Ruth 2:11
And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been showed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother -in-law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.
Ruth 2:18
And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother -in-law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed.
Ruth 2:19
And her mother -in-law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned today? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she showed her mother -in-law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man' s name with whom I wrought today is Boaz.
Ruth 2:23
So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother -in-law.
Ruth 3:1
Then Naomi her mother -in-law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
Ruth 3:6
And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother -in-law bade her.
Ruth 3:16
And when she came to her mother -in-law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
Ruth 3:17
And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother -in-law.
Micah 7:6
For the son dishonoreth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter -in-law against her mother -in-law; a man' s enemies are the men of his own house.