The meaning of Hamath in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)
fortress, the capital of one of the kingdoms of Upper Syria of the same name, on the Orontes, in the valley of Lebanon, at the northern boundary of Palestine (Numbers 13:21; 34:8), at the foot of Hermon (Joshua 13:5) towards Damascus (Zechariah 9:2; Jeremiah 49:23). It is called "Hamath the great" in Amos 6:2, and "Hamath-zobah" in II Chronicles 8:3.
See more on the meaning of Hamath in the Bible:
Hamath {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Hamath {Hitchcock's Bible Name}
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