Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H2565 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חֲמוֹרָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H2560 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | Not listed |
| Transliteration: | chamorah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kham-o-raw' |
| Meaning: | 1. a heap |
| KJV Renderings: | heap. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
I. חֲמוֺר noun [masculine] heap, absolute ׳ ח with dual חֲמֹרָתָ֑יִם (Baer ׳ חְִמֹרֹת), as if from חֲמֹרָה; — בִּלְחִי הַחֲמוֺר חֲמוֺר חֲמֹרָתָ֑יִם Judg 15:16 with the ass's jawbone, a heap, two heaps, i.e. so many slain.
חֲמֹרֹתָ֑יִם see I. חֲמוֺר . above
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
