Cham identifies a man in relation to the woman married to his son.

Across the supplied verses, cham identifies a man through his relationship to a woman married to his son: he is reported as going to Timnah, addressed by Tamar, and mentioned alongside her husband in the reports surrounding a birth.

1. A man identified through his son's wife · dominant

   All four occurrences show the same family relation in construct singular form. In Genesis 38:13 the APB renders the report, "Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah," and in Genesis 38:25 Tamar sends a message to that man; in 1 Samuel 4:19 and 1 Samuel 4:21 he is mentioned together with the woman's husband.

   1 Samuel 4:191 Samuel 4:21Genesis 38:13Genesis 38:25

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "father-in-law" in each supplied verse. This rendering is confirmed by the family relations described in the clauses rather than treated as a separate sense.