חֲמוֹת
ḥămôt
husband’s mother
Strong's H2545NounHebrewTWOT 674bFamily

חֲמוֹת (ḥămôt) is a Hebrew noun meaning husband’s mother. It appears 11 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2545).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 674b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 674b)husband’s mother; mother-in-law; mother in law
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

חֲמוֹת noun, feminine: husband’s mother

Strong's H2545 חֲמוֹת: a mother-in-law
KJV:mother in law.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 674: חמה ḥmh — protect, guard, surround, contract affinity, be joined by affinity

See it in Scripture

Ruth 1:14Micah 7:6

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