[1] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

hamath
   fortress, the capital of one of the kingdoms of upper syria of
   the same name, on the orontes, in the valley of lebanon, at the
   northern boundary of palestine num. 13:21; 34:8, at the foot
   of hermon josh. 13:5 towards damascus zech. 9:2; jer. 49:23.
   it is called "hamath the great" in amos 6:2, and "hamath-zobah"
   in 2 chr. 8:3.
   
     hamath, now hamah, had an aramaean population, but hittite
   monuments discovered there show that it must have been at one
   time occupied by the hittites. it was among the conquests of the
   pharaoh thothmes iii. its king, tou or toi, made alliance with
   david 2 sam. 8:10, and in b.c. 740 azariah formed a league
   with it against assyria. it was, however, conquered by the
   assyrians, and its nineteen districts placed under assyrian
   governors. in b.c. 720 it revolted under a certain yahu-bihdi,
   whose name, compounded with that of the god of israel yahu,
   perhaps shows that he was of jewish origin. but the revolt was
   suppressed, and the people of hamath were transported to samaria
   2 kings 17:24, 30, where they continued to worship their god
   ashima. hamah is beautifully situated on the orontes, 32 miles
   north of emesa, and 36 south of the ruins of assamea.
   
     the kingdom of hamath comprehended the great plain lying on
   both banks of the orontes from the fountain near riblah to
   assamea on the north, and from lebanon on the west to the desert
   on the east. the "entrance of hamath" num. 34:8, which was the
   north boundary of palestine, led from the west between the north
   end of lebanon and the nusairiyeh mountains.
   

[2] : Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)

hamath, anger; heat; a wall

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