Strong's Lexicon chamor: Donkey, Ass Original Word: חֲמוֹר Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be red Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3688 (onos): Refers to a donkey or ass in the New Testament, used in contexts such as Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Usage: The Hebrew word "chamor" refers to a donkey, a domesticated animal commonly used for transportation and labor in ancient times. In the Bible, donkeys are often depicted as beasts of burden, essential for agricultural and travel purposes. They are also symbolic in various narratives, representing humility, service, and sometimes stubbornness. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, donkeys were highly valued for their strength, endurance, and ability to navigate difficult terrain. They were a primary means of transport for goods and people, making them indispensable in daily life. Donkeys are mentioned frequently in the Bible, reflecting their importance in the socio-economic fabric of ancient Israelite society. They were also used in religious contexts, such as in the account of Balaam's donkey, which speaks to their perceived intelligence and spiritual significance. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom chamar Definition a male ass NASB Translation donkey (53), donkey's (2), donkeys (41). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. חֲמוֺר noun [masculine] heap, absolute ׳ח with dual חֲמֹרָתָ֑יִם (Baer ׳חְִמֹרֹת), as if from חֲמֹרָה; — בִּלְחִי הַחֲמוֺר חֲמוֺר חֲמֹרָתָ֑יִם Judges 15:16 with the ass's jawbone, a heap, two heaps, i.e. so many slain. חֲמֹרֹתָ֑יִם see I. חֲמוֺר. above II. חֲמוֺר noun masculineGenesis 45:23 (he)-ass (Late Hebrew id. (sometimes female, but this regularly חֲמוֺרָה); Aramaic הֲמָרָא 1 as (valuable) property, with oxen, sheep, camels, slaves, etc. Genesis 12:16; Genesis 24:35; Genesis 30:48; Genesis 47:17; Exodus 9:3 (all J) Exodus 20:17 (E), Exodus 21:33; Exodus 22:8 (twice in verse); Exodus 22:9; Exodus 23:4,5,12; Numbers 16:15; Joshua 6:21; Joshua 7:24 (all J E); note also Exodus 13:13 = Exodus 34:20 (J E; firstlings belong to ׳י); Genesis 36:24; Numbers 31:28,30,34,39,45 (all P); Deuteronomy 5:14,18; Deuteronomy 22:3,4; Judges 6:4; 1 Samuel 8:16; 1 Samuel 12:3; 1 Samuel 15:3; 1 Samuel 22:19; 1 Samuel 27:9; 1 Chronicles 5:21; Ezra 2:67 = Nehemiah 7:68 (Baer), Zechariah 14:15; collective Genesis 32:5 (J; "" שׁוֺר), צאֹן, עֶבֶד, שִׁפְחָה, but plural (similar "") Genesis 34:28 (P), Genesis 47:17 (J); compare also יְתוֺמִים ׳ח Job 24:3 the orphans' ass ("" שׁוֺר אַלְמָנָה); as knowing its master's crib Isaiah 1:3 ("" שׁוֺר); found in camp 2 Kings 7:7,10 (both "" סוּסִים); as harnessed ׳מֶתֶג לַה Proverbs 26:3 ("" סוּס). 2 used for riding : a. by women Exodus 4:20 (J), Joshua 15:18 (JE) = Judges 1:14; 1 Samuel 25:20,23,42, compare 2Chronicles 28:15. b. by men 2 Samuel 16:2; 2 Samuel 17:23; 2 Samuel 19:27; 1 Kings 2:40; 1 Kings 13:13 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 13:23,24,27,28 (twice in verse); Isaiah 21:7; Zechariah 9:9. c. צֶמֶד חמורים a pair of asses 2 Samuel 16:1 (for burdens and for riding); for man and woman Judges 19:3,10,19,21; carrying dead body Judges 19:28, compare ׳ח 1 Kings 13:29. 3 beast of burden Genesis 22:3,5 (compare Genesis 22:6), Genesis 42:26,27; Genesis 45:23 (all E) Genesis 43:18,24; Genesis 44:3,13 (all J), Joshua 9:4 (JE), 1 Samuel 25:18; 1 Chronicles 12:41; Nehemiah 13:15(compare also ׳צֶמֶד ח 2 Samuel 16:1 above); metaphor of Issachar נָּ֑רֶם ׳ח Genesis 49:14 (poem), an ass of (strong) bones. — לֶחֶם ׳ח 1 Samuel 16:20 read probably חֲמִשָּׁה five, or better עֲשָׂרָה ten, see We Dr. 4 used in tillage Isaiah 32:20; not to be used in ploughing with an ox (שׁוֺר) Deuteronomy 22:10. 5 parts of body of ass mentioned are: ׳לְחִי ח Judges 15:15,16 jawbone, Samson's weapon; ׳ראֹשׁ ח 2 Kings 6:25 eaten in famine; ׳בְּשַׂר ה Ezekiel 23:20 Genital organ of ass (contemptuous simile) 6 ׳קְבוּרַת ה Jeremiah 22:19 burial of an ass, in figure of ignominious treatment of a corpse. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance he-ass Or (shortened) chamor {kham-ore}; from chamar; a male ass (from its dun red) -- (he)ass. see HEBREW chamar Forms and Transliterations בַּֽחֲמֹרִים֙ בַּחֲמֹרִים֙ בחמרים הַחֲמ֑וֹר הַחֲמ֔וֹר הַחֲמ֖וֹר הַחֲמ֗וֹר הַחֲמ֨וֹר הַחֲמֹ֔ר הַחֲמֹרִ֖ים הַחֲמֹרִ֟ים הַחֲמֹרִ֥ים הַחֲמֹרִֽים׃ הַחֲמֽוֹר׃ הַחֲמוֹרִ֨ים החמור החמור׃ החמורים החמר החמרים החמרים׃ וְהַחֲמ֔וֹר וְהַחֲמ֣וֹר וְהַחֲמֽוֹר׃ וְהַחֲמוֹר֙ וַֽחֲמוֹר֙ וַחֲמ֔וֹר וַחֲמ֖וֹר וַחֲמ֛וֹר וַחֲמ֧וֹר וַחֲמֹֽרְךָ֜ וַחֲמֹר֔וֹ וַחֲמֹרִ֔ים וַחֲמֹרִ֕ים וַחֲמֹרִ֤ים וַחֲמֹרִֽים׃ וַחֲמֹרֵיהֶֽם׃ וַחֲמֹרֶ֔ךָ וַחֲמֽוֹר׃ וַחֲמוֹרִ֖ים וּבַחֲמֹ֖ר וּבַחֲמֹרִ֑ים ובחמר ובחמרים והחמור והחמור׃ וחמור וחמור׃ וחמורים וחמרו וחמריהם׃ וחמרים וחמרים׃ וחמרך חֲ֠מוֹר חֲמ֔וֹר חֲמ֖וֹר חֲמ֛וֹר חֲמ֣וֹר חֲמ֥וֹר חֲמ֨וֹר חֲמֹ֣ר חֲמֹ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם חֲמֹֽרְךָ֙ חֲמֹר֔וֹ חֲמֹר֖וֹ חֲמֹר֙ חֲמֹר֨וֹ חֲמֹרִ֑ים חֲמֹרִ֔ים חֲמֹרִ֕ים חֲמֹרִ֜ים חֲמֹרֵֽינוּ׃ חֲמֹרֵיהֶ֑ם חֲמֹרֵיהֶּ֑ם חֲמֽוֹר׃ חֲמוֹר֙ חֲמוֹרִים֙ חֲמוֹרֵיכֶ֖ם חמור חמור׃ חמוריכם חמורים חמר חמרו חמריהם חמרים חמרינו׃ חמרך לֶ֡חֶם לַחֲמ֑וֹר לַחֲמ֣וֹרֵיהֶ֔ם לַחֲמֹֽרֵיהֶֽם׃ לַחֲמֹר֖וֹ לַחֲמֹר֗וֹ לַחֲמוֹרִ֑ים לַחֲמוֹרֵ֔ינוּ לחם לחמור לחמוריהם לחמורים לחמורינו לחמרו לחמריהם׃ ba·ḥă·mō·rîm bachamoRim baḥămōrîm chaMor chamoreCha chamoreiChem chamoreiHem chamoReinu chamoRim chamoRo ha·ḥă·mō·rîm ha·ḥă·mō·w·rîm ha·ḥă·mō·wr ha·ḥă·mōr ḥă·mō·rê·hem ḥă·mō·rə·ḵā ḥă·mō·rê·nū ḥă·mō·rîm ḥă·mō·rōw ḥă·mō·w·rê·ḵem ḥă·mō·w·rîm ḥă·mō·wr ḥă·mōr hachaMor hachamoRim haḥămōr haḥămōrîm haḥămōwr haḥămōwrîm ḥămōr ḥămōrêhem ḥămōrəḵā ḥămōrênū ḥămōrîm ḥămōrōw ḥămōwr ḥămōwrêḵem ḥămōwrîm la·ḥă·mō·rê·hem la·ḥă·mō·rōw la·ḥă·mō·w·rê·hem la·ḥă·mō·w·rê·nū la·ḥă·mō·w·rîm la·ḥă·mō·wr lachaMor lachaMoreiHem lachamoReinu lachamoRim lachamoRo laḥămōrêhem laḥămōrōw laḥămōwr laḥămōwrêhem laḥămōwrênū laḥămōwrîm le·ḥem Lechem leḥem ū·ḇa·ḥă·mō·rîm ū·ḇa·ḥă·mōr ūḇaḥămōr ūḇaḥămōrîm uvachaMor uvachamoRim vachaMor vachamoRecha vachamoreiHem vachamoRim vachamoRo vehachamOr wa·ḥă·mō·rê·hem wa·ḥă·mō·re·ḵā wa·ḥă·mō·rə·ḵā wa·ḥă·mō·rîm wa·ḥă·mō·rōw wa·ḥă·mō·w·rîm wa·ḥă·mō·wr waḥămōrêhem waḥămōreḵā waḥămōrəḵā waḥămōrîm waḥămōrōw waḥămōwr waḥămōwrîm wə·ha·ḥă·mō·wr wəhaḥămōwrLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 12:16 HEB: צֹאן־ וּבָקָר֙ וַחֲמֹרִ֔ים וַעֲבָדִים֙ וּשְׁפָחֹ֔ת NAS: and oxen and donkeys and male KJV: and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, INT: sheep and oxen and donkeys and male and female Genesis 22:3 Genesis 22:5 Genesis 24:35 Genesis 30:43 Genesis 32:5 Genesis 34:28 Genesis 36:24 Genesis 42:26 Genesis 42:27 Genesis 43:18 Genesis 43:24 Genesis 44:3 Genesis 44:13 Genesis 45:23 Genesis 47:17 Genesis 49:14 Exodus 4:20 Exodus 9:3 Exodus 13:13 Exodus 20:17 Exodus 21:33 Exodus 22:4 Exodus 22:9 Exodus 22:10 96 Occurrences |
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, Palmyrene חמרא ReckendZMG 1888, 404; as imêru, SchrCot Gloss; — name from reddish colour) — absolute חֲמוֺר 
