The meaning of “חֹמֶץ”
Understanding chômets reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
vinegar. - vinegar 1) vinegar
חֹמֶץ
vinegar. - vinegar 1) vinegar
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 6:3 | “He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.” Word: חֹמֶץ (chômets) | |
| Ruth 2:14 | “And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.” Word: חֹמֶץ (chômets) | |
| Psalms 69:21 | “They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.” Word: חֹמֶץ (chômets) | |
| Proverbs 10:26 | “As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.” Word: חֹמֶץ (chômets) | |
| Proverbs 25:20 | “As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.” Word: חֹמֶץ (chômets) |
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