H2563 - חֹמֶר (chômer)

H2563 חֹמֶר (chômer) kho'mer

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

from 2560; properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure

KJV Usage: clay, heap, homer, mire, motion

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

חֹ֫מֶר (cho.mer) — clay. 1) cement, mortar, clay 1a) mortar, cement 1b) clay 1c) mire

חֹ֫מֶר (cho.mer) — heap. 2) heap 2a) swelling, surging (of water)

חֹ֫מֶר (cho.mer) — homer. homer-a unit of dry measure about 65 imperial gallons (300 l)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

חֹמֶר (H2563 · H2565)

noun m · חמר

Dust | ≈ אֵפֶר · טִיט · עָפָר

mud, clay, mortar = stiff tenacious earth; ► material of which bricks, pottery, and even man himself is made; ≈ buildings made with this material are regarded as relatively weak as opposed to buildings made of stone; therefore it is also seen as relatively worthless material

GEN 11:3 · EXO 1:14 · JOB 10:9 · JOB 13:12 · JOB 27:16 · JOB 30:19 · JOB 33:6 · JOB 38:14 · ISA 10:6 · ISA 29:16 · ISA 41:25 · ISA 45:9 · ISA 64:7 · JER 18:4 · JER 18:6 · NAM 3:14

Weak | verb qal

Collocation: שׁכן בָּתֵּי חֹמֶר

to dwell in houses of clay > to be a mortal human being literally: to dwell in houses of clay; hence: = state of being a mortal human being, living in a body that is bound to return to dust one day

JOB 4:19

noun m · חמר

Capacity

homer = unit of measure of 220 liters or 6 bushels; equals 10 ephah and 100 omer

LEV 27:16 · NUM 11:32 · ISA 5:10 · EZK 45:11 · EZK 45:11 · EZK 45:11 · EZK 45:13 · EZK 45:13 · EZK 45:14 · EZK 45:14 · HOS 3:2

noun m · חמר

Unsteady

foaming = process by which liquids form small bubbles, ◄ due to fermentation

HAB 3:15

noun m

Quantity

heap, pile = quantity of objects lying one on another