- Original: חם - Transliteration: Cham - Phonetic: khawm - Definition: 1. father-in-law, husband's father - Origin: from the same as H2346 - TWOT entry: 674a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From the same as H2346 ; a father in law (as in affinity): - father in law. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • father, 4 Genesis 38:13; Genesis 38:25; 1 Samuel 4:19; 1 Samuel 4:21