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# ham

«ham» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Meat from the back leg of a pig, usually salted or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (ham — uncountable as food; a ham, hams); verb (ham it up — informal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Meat from the back leg of a pig, usually salted or smoked, often sliced for sandwiches. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/ham/#m1)

2) (informal) An actor who acts in a silly, too-dramatic way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/ham/#m2)

3) (ham it up) To act or show off in an exaggerated way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/ham/#m3)

4) (ham radio) Radio sent and received by amateurs as a hobby. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/ham/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The Psalms use "the land of Ham" as a poetic name for Egypt, where Jacob's family lived and where God did wonders. Interpretation: The tradition sees Ham as the ancestor of many nations of the south, such as Egypt and Canaan. In the primary lessons: In everyday life and food lessons: ham sandwiches, ham at holidays; ham is processed meat, so eat it now and then, and keep it in the fridge. In drama class: «Don't ham it up» — act naturally. Phrases: «ham sandwich», «a slice of ham», «ham and cheese», «ham it up».

### examples

- And Noah begot three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Torah GEN.6.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/ham/#x1)
- And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan. (Torah GEN.10.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/ham/#x2)
- And Noah was five hundred years old; and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Torah GEN.5.32, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/ham/#x3)
- The sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. (Writings 1CH.1.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/ham/#x4)
- Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. (Writings PSA.105.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/ham/#x5)
- Wondrous works in the land of Ham, terrible things by the Red Sea. (Writings PSA.106.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/ham/#x6)
- I had a ham and cheese sandwich for lunch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/ham/#x7)
- We eat a big ham at Christmas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/ham/#x8)
- Could I have two slices of ham, please? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/ham/#x9)
- My little brother is a real ham in front of the camera. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/ham/#x10)
- The actor hammed it up and everyone laughed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/ham/#x11)
- Keep the ham in the fridge so it stays safe to eat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/ham/#x12)
- Grandpa talks to people all over the world on his ham radio. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/ham/#x13)
- It was placed in the provision basket with ham and cheese and sausages. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/ham/#x14)

### note

As food, usually uncountable: «some ham», «a slice of ham»; «a ham» is a whole joint. Muslims and Jews who keep their food rules do not eat ham, because it comes from a pig. Verb: hammed, hamming.

### In the corpora

- [And Noah was five hundred years old; and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.148/)
- [And Noah begot three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.159/)
- [And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.239/)
- [And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.252/)
- [These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.266/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ham» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/ham/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.