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H2565 חֲמֹרָה (chămôrâh) kham-o-raw'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

from 2560 (compare 2563); a heap

KJV Usage: heap

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

חֲמוֹר (cha.mo.rah) — heap. heap

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

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

EXO 8:10 · EXO 8:10 · JDG 15:16 · JDG 15:16

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חֲמוֹר n.[m.] heap, Ju 15:16 ref

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