# H2579 חֲמַת רַבָּה

חֲמַת רַבָּה (Chămath Rabbâh), Strong’s H2579: Chamath-Rabbah Occurs 2 times.

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*Chămath Rabbâh* — Chamath-Rabbah

Built from [חֲמָת Chămâth](https://besorah.bible/word/H2574) (Chamath, a place in Syria) + [רַבָּה Rabbâh](https://besorah.bible/word/H7237) (Rabbah) — means “Chamath of Rabbah”

Occurs 2 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- חֲמָת, חֲמַת n.pr.loc. (√ dub.; fortress). It is called great Hamath by Am 6:2 (חֲמַת רַבָּה)

## Where it occurs
- [Amos 6:2](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/amos/6?v=2) — Go to Calneh, and see. From there go to Hamath the great. Then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than…