Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “חֵמָר”
Understanding chêmâr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
slime(-pit). - bitumen (as rising to the surface) 1) slime, pitch, asphalt, bitumen
H2564
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
חֵמָר
Phonetickhay-mawr'
Transliterationchêmâr
Grammar Code
H:N-M
Hebrew Noun, Masculine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
slime(-pit). - bitumen (as rising to the surface) 1) slime, pitch, asphalt, bitumen
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
2 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 11:3 | “And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.” Word: חֵמָר (chêmâr) | |
| 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: חֵמָר (chêmâr) |