חָמֵץ
châmêts · khaw-mates'
to be pungent; i.e. in taste (sour, i.e. literally fermented, or figuratively, harsh), in color (dazzling)
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to be pungent; i.e. in taste (sour, i.e. literally fermented, or figuratively, harsh), in color (dazzling)
- to be pungent
- i.e. in taste (sour, i.e. literally fermented, or figuratively, harsh), in color (dazzling)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: cruel (man), dyed, be grieved, leavened.
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › water, chaos, the mighty deep › to pursue the straight path
To separate and protect of water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to pursue the straight path.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חָמֵץ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 8 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- that which is leavened1 · 13%
- nothing leavened1 · 13%
- before it was leavened1 · 13%
- for it was not leavened1 · 13%
- and cruel man1 · 13%
- was grieved1 · 13%
- with dyed1 · 13%
- until it be leavened1 · 13%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.