Strong's Definition
or (shortened) chemah {khay-maw'}; from the same root as 2346; curdled milk or cheese
KJV Usage: butter
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
חֶמְאָה (chem.ah) — curd. curd, butter
חֵמָה (che.mah) — heat. 1) heat 1a) fever 1b) venom, poison 2) burning anger, rage 2a) of man 2b) of the he-goat in Daniel's vision 2a) of God
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f
Dairy
curds = coagulated substance; ◄ formed by action of acids on milk; ► made into cheese or eaten as food; ≈ regarded as choice food and therefore often associated with prosperity; because of the smoothness of this substance it is sometimes associated with flattery and untrustworthiness as well
GEN 18:8 · DEU 32:14 · JDG 5:25 · 2SA 17:29 · JOB 20:17 · JOB 29:6 · PSA 55:22 · PRO 30:33 · ISA 7:15 · ISA 7:22 · ISA 7:22
1 JOB 29:6 MT חֵמָה 2 PSA 55:22 MT מַחֲמָאֹות | RSV NIV NJB NJPS NRSV REB GNT CEV מֵחֶמְאָה "than curds, butter"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חֶמְאָה n.f. curd base
חֵמָה, (once חֵמָא) 121 n.f. heat, rage heat: fever
venom, poison
burning anger, rage: of man
of the he-goat in Daniel's vision
of God
base