חָמָס (ḥāmās) is a Hebrew noun meaning violence. It appears 60 times in 20 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2555).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 678a)

Root family 678: חָמַס ḥāmas — wrong, do violence to, treat violently. Used seven times in the Qal, once in the Niphal. The Arabic cognate means to be hard, strict, severe

• חָמַס ḥāmas — treat violently
• תַּחְמָס taḥmās — male ostrich

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