Lexicon :: Strong's H2557 - ḥāmēṣ

חָמֵץ

Transliteration

ḥāmēṣ

Pronunciation

khaw-mates'

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From חָמֵץ (H2556)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: TWOT- 679a

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: חמץ.

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

חָמֵץ châmêts, khaw-mates'; from H2556; ferment, (figuratively) extortion:—leaven, leavened (bread).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H2557 in the following manner: leaven (5x), leavened bread (4x), leaven (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H2557 in the following manner: leaven (5x), leavened bread (4x), leaven (2x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

the thing leavened, leaven

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

חָמֵץ châmêts, khaw-mates'; from H2556; ferment, (figuratively) extortion:—leaven, leavened (bread).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H2557: Abbreviations

† חָמֵץ noun masculine^{Exodus 13:3} that which is leavened — ֯ ח׳ Exodus 12:15 + 10 times — forbidden at Passover Exodus 12:15 (P), Exodus 13:3, 7 (JE), Deuteronomy 16:3, in all sacrifices Exodus 23:18; Exodus 34:25 (both J E); compare Amos 4:5; Leviticus 2:11; Leviticus 6:10 (P; apposition); exceptions are לֶחֶם ח׳ of peace-offering Leviticus 7:13 (P), and the wave-loaves (ח׳ appositive) Leviticus 23:17 (H). — see RS^{Sem 208 OTJC 2, 345}.

מַחְמֶ֫צֶת noun feminine anything leavened, only Exodus 12:19, 20 (P).

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

12:15; 12:15; 12:19; 12:20; 13:3; 13:3; 13:7; 23:18; 34:25

Leviticus

2:11; 6:10; 7:13; 23:17

Deuteronomy

16:3

Amos

4:5

Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon [?]

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H2557 matches the Hebrew חָמֵץ (ḥāmēṣ),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Exo 12:15

Exo 12:15 - Seven^H7651 days^H3117 shall ye eat^H398 unleavened bread;^H4682 even^H389 the first^H7223 day^H3117 ye shall put away^H7673 leaven^H7603 out of your houses:^H1004 for whosoever eateth^H398 leavened bread^H2557 from the first^H7223 day^H3117 until the seventh^H7637 day,^H3117 that soul^H5315 shall be cut^H3772 off from Israel.^H3478

Exo 12:19

Exo 12:19 - Seven^H7651 days^H3117 shall there be no leaven^H7603 found^H4672 in your houses:^H1004 for whosoever eateth^H398 that which is leavened,^H2556 even that soul^H5315 shall be cut off^H3772 from the congregation^H5712 of Israel,^H3478 whether he be a stranger,^H1616 or born^H249 in the land.^H776

Exo 12:20

Exo 12:20 - Ye shall eat^H398 nothing leavened;^H2556 in all your habitations^H4186 shall ye eat^H398 unleavened bread.^H4682

Exo 13:3

Exo 13:3 - And Moses^H4872 said^H559 unto the people,^H5971 Remember^H2142 this^H2088 day,^H3117 in which ye came out^H3318 from Egypt,^H4714 out of the house^H1004 of bondage;^H5650 for by strength^H2392 of hand^H3027 the LORD^H3068 brought you out^H3318 from this place: there shall no leavened bread^H2557 be eaten.^H398

Exo 13:7

Exo 13:7 - Unleavened bread^H4682 shall be eaten^H398 seven^H7651 days;^H3117 and there shall no leavened bread^H2557 be seen^H7200 with thee, neither shall there be leaven^H7603 seen^H7200 with thee in all thy quarters.^H1366

Exo 23:18

Exo 23:18 - Thou shalt not offer^H2076 the blood^H1818 of my sacrifice^H2077 with leavened bread;^H2557 neither shall the fat^H2459 of my sacrifice^H2282 remain^H3885 until the morning.^H1242

Exo 34:25

Exo 34:25 - Thou shalt not offer^H7819 the blood^H1818 of my sacrifice^H2077 with leaven;^H2557 neither shall the sacrifice^H2077 of the feast^H2282 of the passover^H6453 be left^H3885 unto the morning.^H1242

Lev 2:11

Lev 2:11 - No meat offering,^H4503 which ye shall bring^H7126 unto the LORD,^H3068 shall be made^H6213 with leaven:^H2557 for ye shall burn^H6999 no leaven,^H7603 nor any honey,^H1706 in any offering^H801 ➔ of the LORD^H3068 made by fire.^H801

Lev 6:17

Lev 6:17 - It shall not be baken^H644 with leaven.^H2557 I have given^H5414 it unto them for their portion^H2506 of my offerings made by fire;^H801 it is most^H6944 holy,^H6944 as is the sin offering,^H2403 and as the trespass offering.^H817

Lev 7:13

Lev 7:13 - Besides the cakes,^H2471 he shall offer^H7126 for his offering^H7133 leavened^H2557 bread^H3899 with the sacrifice^H2077 of thanksgiving^H8426 of his peace offerings.^H8002

Lev 23:17

Lev 23:17 - Ye shall bring out^H935 of your habitations^H4186 two^H8147 wave^H8573 loaves^H3899 of two^H8147 tenth deals:^H6241 they shall be of fine flour;^H5560 they shall be baken^H644 with leaven;^H2557 they are the firstfruits^H1061 unto the LORD.^H3068

Deu 16:3

Deu 16:3 - Thou shalt eat^H398 no leavened bread^H2557 with it; seven^H7651 days^H3117 shalt thou eat^H398 unleavened bread^H4682 therewith, even the bread^H3899 of affliction;^H6040 for thou camest forth^H3318 out of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 in haste:^H2649 that thou mayest remember^H2142 the day^H3117 when thou camest forth^H3318 out of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 all the days^H3117 of thy life.^H2416

Amo 4:5

Amo 4:5 - And offer^H6999 a sacrifice of thanksgiving^H8426 with leaven,^H2557 and proclaim^H7121 and publish^H8085 the free offerings:^H5071 for this^H3651 liketh^H157 you, O ye children^H1121 of Israel,^H3478 saith^H5002 the Lord^H136 GOD.^H3069