חָמוֹץ (ḥāmôṣ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning the ruthless. It appears
1 time
in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2541).
Also rendered
oppression
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 681a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 681a)the ruthless; violent, robber; oppressed
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חָמוֹץnoun, masculine: the ruthless
Strong's H2541חָמוֹץ: properly, violent; by implication, a robber KJV:oppressed.
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 681: חָמַץḥāmaṣ — be ruthless; be pungent, sour, fermented, harsh, dazzling; cruel, dyed, be grieved, leavened