חָמֵץ

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H2556

Transliteration: châmêts

Pronunciation: khaw-mates'

Definition: cruel

Original: חמץ

Transliteration: châmêts

Phonetic: khaw-mates'

BDB Definition:

to be leavened, be sour
1. (Qal) to be leavened
2. (Hiphil) to taste something leavened
3. (Hithpael) to be embittered, grieved
to be cruel, oppress, be ruthless
to be red

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: TWOT- 679,680,681