Cham describes something hot, whether food at departure or garments in still southern heat.

The attested use describes heat as a present quality: food is hot when provisioned in Joshua 9:12, and garments are hot when the earth grows still from the south in Job 37:17.

1. Hot as a present condition · dominant

   The masculine singular form in Joshua 9:12 describes food at the time it was provisioned; the APB renders the clause "This our food was hot when we provisioned it from our houses." The masculine plural form in Job 37:17 occurs in the clause about garments when the earth grows still from the south; the APB renders "Which makes your garments hot."

   Joshua 9:12Job 37:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across both verses, the APB uses "hot": for food in Joshua 9:12 and for garments in Job 37:17. These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation rather than isolate each term mechanically.