The meaning of “חָמַר”
Understanding châmar reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
daub, befoul, be red, trouble. - properly, to boil up - hence, to ferment (with scum) - to glow (with redness) - to smea...
חָמַר
daub, befoul, be red, trouble. - properly, to boil up - hence, to ferment (with scum) - to glow (with redness) - to smear with pitch 1) to boil, foam, foam up, ferment 1a) (Qal) to boil, foam up 1b) (Poalal) to be troubled, be in turmoil 2)(Poalal) to be reddened 3) (Qal) to daub, seal up, cover or smear with asphalt
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 2:3 | “And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river’s brink.” Word: חָמַר (châmar) | |
| Job 16:16 | “My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;” Word: חָמַר (châmar) | |
| Psalms 75:8 | “For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.” Word: חָמַר (châmar) | |
| Lamentations 2:11 | “Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.” Word: חָמַר (châmar) |
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