chamets
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2556. chamets

chamets: leavened
Original Word: חָמֵץ
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: chamets
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-mates')
Short Definition: leavened

I. חָמֵץ verb be sour, leavened (Late Hebrew id., Pi`el Hiph`il make sour, leaven; Arabic be sour; Aramaic חֲמַע be sour, leavened, be leavened) —

Qal Perfect חָמֵץ Exodus 12:39; Imperfect יֶחְמָ֑ץ Exodus 12:34; Infinitive suffix חֻמְצָתוֺ Hosea 7:4 +; — be leavened, of dough (בָּצֵק), Exodus 12:34,39 (E), compare Hosea 7:4.

Hitph. be soured, embittered, Psalm 73:21 ("" כִּלְיוֺתַי אֶשְׁתּוֺנָן).

II. [חמץ] verb be red (? compare Aramaic Ethpa`al blush, be ashamed, possibly originally be red); —

Qal Passive participle construct חֲמוּץ בְּגָדִים red of garments Isaiah 63:1; possibly also Imperfect3feminine singular תֶּחֱמַץ Psalm 68:24 that thy foot may be red with blood (for ᵑ0 תמחץ; so Krochm Hi Gr; most, however, read תרחץ see רחץ).

III. [חמץ] verb be ruthless (dubious √; perhaps by-form of חמס; perhaps erroneous for it; identification by most with I. חמץ, be sour, hence sharp, violent, but connection improbable) — only

Qal Participle active מִכַּף מְעַוֵּל וְחוֺמֵץ Psalm 71:4 from the hand of the unjust and ruthless ("" מִיַּד רָשָׁע).



cruel man, dyed, be grieved, leavened

A primitive root; to be pungent; i.e. In taste (sour, i.e. Literally fermented, or figuratively, harsh), in color (dazzling) -- cruel (man), dyed, be grieved, leavened.

he·ḥā·mās — 2 Occ.
lə·ḥā·mās — 1 Occ.
mê·ḥā·mās — 4 Occ.
ū·mê·ḥā·mās — 1 Occ.
wa·ḥă·mas- — 2 Occ.
wə·ḥā·mās — 2 Occ.
ḥā·mêṣ — 1 Occ.
ḥă·mūṣ — 1 Occ.
ḥum·ṣā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.
wə·ḥō·w·mêṣ — 1 Occ.
yiṯ·ḥam·mêṣ — 1 Occ.
ḥā·mêṣ — 10 Occ.
maḥ·me·ṣeṯ — 2 Occ.
mê·ḥā·mêṣ — 1 Occ.
ba·ḥō·meṣ — 1 Occ.
ḥō·meṣ — 3 Occ.
ka·ḥō·meṣ — 1 Occ.
wə·ḥō·meṣ — 1 Occ.
ḥā·maq — 1 Occ.
tiṯ·ḥam·mā·qîn — 1 Occ.


Strong's Hebrew 2556
6 Occurrences


ḥā·mêṣ — 1 Occ.
ḥă·mūṣ — 1 Occ.
ḥum·ṣā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.
wə·ḥō·w·mêṣ — 1 Occ.
yeḥ·māṣ — 1 Occ.
yiṯ·ḥam·mêṣ — 1 Occ.

Exodus 12:34
BIB: בְּצֵק֖וֹ טֶ֣רֶם יֶחְמָ֑ץ מִשְׁאֲרֹתָ֛ם צְרֻרֹ֥ת
NAS: before it was leavened, [with] their kneading bowls
KJV: their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs
INT: their dough before leavened their kneading bound

Exodus 12:39
BIB: כִּ֣י לֹ֣א חָמֵ֑ץ כִּֽי־ גֹרְשׁ֣וּ
NAS: of unleavened bread. For it had not become leavened, since
KJV: out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out
INT: since had not become since were driven

Psalm 71:4
BIB: מִכַּ֖ף מְעַוֵּ֣ל וְחוֹמֵץ׃
NAS: of the wrongdoer and ruthless man,
KJV: of the unrighteous and cruel man.
INT: of the grasp of the wrongdoer and ruthless

Psalm 73:21
BIB: כִּ֭י יִתְחַמֵּ֣ץ לְבָבִ֑י וְ֝כִלְיוֹתַ֗י
NAS: my heart was embittered And I was pierced
KJV: Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked
INT: When was embittered my heart within

Isaiah 63:1
BIB: בָּ֣א מֵאֱד֗וֹם חֲמ֤וּץ בְּגָדִים֙ מִבָּצְרָ֔ה
NAS: With garments of glowing colors from Bozrah,
KJV: from Edom, with dyed garments
INT: comes Edom of glowing garments Bozrah

Hosea 7:4
BIB: בָּצֵ֖ק עַד־ חֻמְצָתֽוֹ׃
NAS: of the dough until it is leavened.
KJV: the dough, until it be leavened.
INT: of the dough until is leavened

6 Occurrences


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