חֵמָר (ḥēmār) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning bitumen. It appears
3 times
in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2564).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 683b)
Range of meaning (TWOT 683b)bitumen, asphalt; slime
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חֵמָרnoun, masculine: bitumen, asphalt
Strong's H2564חֵמָר: bitumen (as rising to the surface) KJV:slime(-pit).
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 683: חָמַרḥāmar — ferment, boil, foam up; great waters foamed, let its waters roar and foam; glow, smear; daub, befoul, be red, trouble