חֶמְאָה
ḥēmâ
curd
Strong's H2529NounHebrewTWOT 672a

חֶמְאָה (ḥēmâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning curd. It appears 10 times in 7 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2529).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 672a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 672a)curd; curdled milk, cheese; butter
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

חֶמְאָה noun, feminine: curd

Strong's H2529 חֶמְאָה: curdled milk or cheese
KJV:butter.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 672: חמא ḥmʾ — be hard

See it in Scripture

Genesis 18:8Deuteronomy 32:14Judges 5:25

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