1909 edition of Hasting's Dictionary of the Bible proposes that "Ham" is derived from Egyptian kem "black."
- Type
- Book
- Source
- James Hastings Non-LDS
- Hearsay
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- Reference
Dictionary of the Bible, ed. James Hastings (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909), 327
- Scribe/Publisher
- Charles Scribner
- People
- James Hastings
- Audience
- Reading Public
- Transcription
Ham.—The original (?) use of the name as =Egypt appears in Ps7854 10523. 27 10622. It has been derived from an Egyptian word kem, 'black,' in allusion to the dark soil of Egypt as compared with the desert sands (but see HAM [LAND OF]).
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