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חמץ

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See also: ח־מ־ץ

Aramaic

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Verb

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חמץ (transliteration needed)

  1. To be sour.

Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
ח־מ־ץ (kh-m-ts)

Cognate with Jewish Babylonian Aramaic חמע, Classical Syriac ܚܡܥ, Arabic حَامِض (ḥāmiḍ) and Akkadian 𒄩𒁀𒍮 (ḫabāṣu, ḫamāṣu, to be cheerful, to be elated from alcohol).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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חָמֵץ (khaméts) (pa'al construction)

  1. To leaven, ferment. (of dough)

Conjugation

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Noun

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חָמֵץ (khamétsm

  1. (Judaism, collective) chametz (foods with leavening agents that are forbidden on the Jewish holiday of Passover)

Usage notes

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  • Used mostly in the context of the rules and rituals ahead of and during the Jewish holiday of Passover, where it denotes products forbidden for consumption or possession by Jews during the holiday. In this context, the opposite of חָמֵץ is כָּשֵׁר לְפֶּסַח (kashér lepésakh, kosher for Passover).

Derived terms

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Noun

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חֹמֶץ (khómetsm

  1. defective spelling of חומץ (vinegar)

References

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  • Duschak, Moritz (1870) Die Botanik des Talmud (in German), Pest: I. Neuer, pages 32–33

Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew חָמֵץ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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חמץ (khometsm

  1. (Judaism) chametz (foods with leavening agents that are forbidden on the Jewish holiday of Passover)

Derived terms

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