Strong's Lexicon chamets: To be leavened, to be sour Original Word: חָמֵץ Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2219 (ζύμη, zyme): Refers to leaven or yeast, used metaphorically in the New Testament to describe the pervasive nature of sin or false teaching (e.g., Matthew 16:6, 1 Corinthians 5:6). Usage: The Hebrew word "chamets" primarily refers to the process of fermentation, specifically in the context of bread-making, where dough becomes leavened or sour. In the biblical context, it is often associated with the prohibition of leaven during certain religious observances, such as the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, leaven (or yeast) was a common agent used in bread-making to cause dough to rise. However, during specific religious festivals, particularly Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Israelites were commanded to remove all leaven from their homes and consume only unleavened bread. This practice symbolized purity and separation from sin, as leaven was often seen as a metaphor for corruption or sin that spreads and permeates. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom chamets Definition that which is leavened NASB Translation leaven (3), leavened (4), leavened bread (3), which is leavened (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs חָמֵץ noun masculineExodus 13:3 that which is leavened — ֯׳ח Exodus 12:15 10t. — 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 RSSem 208 OTJC 2, 345. מַחְמֶ֫צֶת noun feminine anything leavened, only Exodus 12:19,20 (P). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance leaven, leavened bread From chamets; ferment, (figuratively) extortion -- leaven, leavened (bread). see HEBREW chamets Forms and Transliterations חָמֵ֑ץ חָמֵ֔ץ חָמֵ֖ץ חָמֵ֗ץ חָמֵֽץ׃ חמץ חמץ׃ מֵֽחָמֵץ֙ מַחְמֶ֖צֶת מַחְמֶ֗צֶת מחמץ מחמצת chaMetz ḥā·mêṣ ḥāmêṣ machMetzet maḥ·me·ṣeṯ maḥmeṣeṯ mê·ḥā·mêṣ mechaMetz mêḥāmêṣLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Exodus 12:15 HEB: כָּל־ אֹכֵ֣ל חָמֵ֗ץ וְנִכְרְתָ֞ה הַנֶּ֤פֶשׁ NAS: eats anything leavened from the first KJV: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first INT: whoever eats leavened shall be cut person Exodus 12:19 Exodus 12:20 Exodus 13:3 Exodus 13:7 Exodus 23:18 Exodus 34:25 Leviticus 2:11 Leviticus 6:17 Leviticus 7:13 Leviticus 23:17 Deuteronomy 16:3 Amos 4:5 13 Occurrences |
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