חומר
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Hebrew[edit]
Root |
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ח־מ־ר (kh-m-r) |
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio: (file)
Noun[edit]
חומר / חֹמֶר • (khómer) m (plural indefinite חומרים / חֳמָרִים, singular construct חומר / חֹמֶר־, plural construct חומרי / חָמְרֵי־) [pattern: קֹטֶל]
- (Biblical Hebrew) clay, (especially architecture) mortar.
- (Biblical Hebrew) mire
- (Biblical Hebrew) heap, large mass
- (historical units of measure) A homer, a former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6½ bushels.
- (historical units of measure) Synonym of כֹּר, an approximately equal Hebrew unit of liquid volume.
- (modern) material, substance, stuff, matter, chemical agent
- חומרי טעם וריח ― chomré táam varéach ― flavorings
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- קל וחומר / קַל וָחֹמֶר (kál vachómer)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- H2563 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- “חמר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
- "Weights and Measures" at Oxford Biblical Studies Online