Chamets חָמֵץ
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| חָמֵץ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chamets |
| Strong's number | H2556 (H2556A, H2556B, H2556C) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to leaven |
| Occurrences | 8 in 8 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (4) |
Chamets (Hebrew חָמֵץ, Strong's H2556) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to leaven”. It occurs 8 times in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H2556A: to leaven
1) to be leavened, be sour
1a) (Qal) to be leavened
1b) (Hiphil) to taste something leavened
1c) (Hithpael) to be embittered, grieved
1a) (Qal) to be leavened
1b) (Hiphil) to taste something leavened
1c) (Hithpael) to be embittered, grieved
H2556B: be red
to be red
H2556C: to oppress
to be cruel, oppress, be ruthless
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | leavened (5), man (1), grieved (1), dyed (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | it was leavened (1), leaven (1), ruthless (1), was grieved (1), crimson stained (1), rising (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Chamets, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 12:19Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.For seven days there must be no leaven found in your houses. If anyone eats something leavened, that person, whether a foreigner or native of the land, must be cut off from the congregation of Israel.
- Exodus 12:20Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.You are not to eat anything leavened; eat unleavened bread in all your homes.”
- Exodus 12:34And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.So the people took their dough before it was leavened, carrying it on their shoulders in kneading bowls wrapped in clothing.
- Exodus 12:39And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.Since their dough had no leaven, the people baked what they had brought out of Egypt into unleavened loaves. For when they had been driven out of Egypt, they could not delay and had not prepared any provisions for themselves.
Psalms
- Psalm 71:4Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.
- Psalm 73:21Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,
Isaiah
- Isaiah 63:1Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”
Hosea
- Hosea 7:4They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.They are all adulterers, like an oven heated by a baker who needs not stoke the fire from the kneading to the rising of the dough.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).