Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H2564 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חֵמָר |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H2560 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | chemar |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khay-mawr' |
| Meaning: | 1. bitumen (as rising to the surface) |
| KJV Renderings: | slime(-pit). |
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חֵמָר noun [masculine] bitumen, asphalt (from I. חמר according to OBlauZMG 1869, 279, bitumen as seething, swelling up; Thes MV, from IV. חמר, with reference to reddish-brown colour) — חֵמָר Gen 11:3 + 2 t.; used for cement in building Babel Gen 11:3 ( J ); abounding in vale of Siddim ׳ בֶּאֱרֹת בֶּאֱרֹת ח Gen 14:10 used in coating Moses' 'ark' of bulrushes Exod 2:3 ( E ; || זָ֑פֶת).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Deuteronomy 32:14
