HAMAH

HAMAH: 1) (45), the Hamath of the Bible, an ancient city of Syria, on the Orontes, 110 m. NE. of Damascus; manufactures silk, cotton, and woollen fabrics; is one of the oldest cities of the world; has some trade with the Bedouins in woollen stuffs; during the Macedonian dynasty it was known as Epiphania; in 1812 Burckhardt discovered stones in it with Hittite inscriptions.

2) an enemy of the Jews in Persia, who persuaded the king to decree the destruction of them against a particular day, but whose purpose was defeated by the reversal of the sentence of doom.

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Hamah — Hamah, Stadt im türk. asiat. Wilajet Syrien, am Orontes, 45.000 E.; das alte Hamath, Emath, später Epiphaneia … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Hamah — Hamah, türk. Stadt im Paschalik Damascus, am Orontes (das biblische Hamath in Cölesyrien), mit 45000 E., Seide und Wolleweberei, Karawanenhandel … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Hamah — Ha·mah (häʹmä) See Hama. * * * ▪ Syria also spelled Hama, city, central Syria, on the banks of the Orontes River. It was an important prehistoric settlement, becoming the kingdom of Hamath under the Aramaeans in the 11th century BC. It fell… … Universalium
Hamah — Original name in latin amh Name in other language Epiphaneia, Epiphania, Hama, Hamah, Hamao, Hamath, Khama, hmah, hmat, Хама, amh State code SY Continent/City Asia/Damascus longitude 35.13179 latitude 36.75783 altitude 270 Population 460602 Date… … Cities with a population over 1000 database
Hamah — geographical name see Hama … New Collegiate Dictionary
Hamah — Altstadt von Hama DMS … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hamah — n. province in Syria; city in Syria … English contemporary dictionary
Hamah — … Useful english dictionary
Hama (Hamáh) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Hama حماه Bandera … Wikipedia Español
Mintaqat Markaz Hamah — Admin ASC 2 Code Orig. name Minţaqat Markaz Ḩamāh Country and Admin Code SY.10.170016 SY … World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II

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