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maḥmeṣet
that which is leavened
Strong's H2557 Noun Hebrew TWOT 679a
חָמֵץ (maḥmeṣet ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning that which is leavened . It appears
13 times
in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2557).
Also rendered
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 679a) Range of meaning (TWOT 679a) that which is leavened; ferment, extortion; leaven
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's חָמֵץ noun, masculine : that which is leavened
Strong's H2557 חָמֵץ : ferment, (figuratively) extortionKJV: leaven, leavened (bread).
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 679: חָמֵץ ḥāmēṣ — be sour, leavened; embittered; be pungent, fermented, harsh, dazzling; cruel, dyed, be grieved
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Glosses compiled from Strong's Concordance (public domain) with TWOT index numbers.
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.
Lemma data from STEPBible , Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).
Occurrence data from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible tagging.
Scripture links use the KJ3 Literal Translation.