2558. chomets
Strong's Lexicon
chomets: Vinegar, sour wine

Original Word: חֹמֶץ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: chomets
Pronunciation: kho'-mets
Phonetic Spelling: (kho'-mets)
Definition: Vinegar, sour wine
Meaning: vinegar

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָמֵץ (chametz), meaning "to be sour" or "to ferment."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3690 (oxos): Refers to vinegar or sour wine, as seen in the New Testament, particularly in the context of the crucifixion of Jesus (e.g., Matthew 27:48, Mark 15:36).

Usage: The term "chomets" refers to vinegar or sour wine, a fermented liquid that was commonly used in ancient times. It is often mentioned in the context of food and drink, particularly as a condiment or a drink for refreshment.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, vinegar was a common household item, used both as a condiment and for its preservative qualities. It was made from wine or other fermented liquids and was valued for its sharp, tangy flavor. Vinegar was also used in various religious and cultural practices, including offerings and purification rituals.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from chamets
Definition
vinegar
NASB Translation
vinegar (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
חֹ֫מֶץ noun masculine vinegar׳ח absolute Proverbs 10:26 3t.; construct Numbers 6:3 (twice in verse); — a common condiment Ruth 2:14, forbidden to Nazirite (יין ׳ח and שֵׁכָר ׳ח) Numbers 6:3 (twice in verse) (P), offered (in cruelty) to a thirsty man Psalm 69:22 (figurative for harshness lack of sympathy); in simile of sluggard כַּחֹמֶץ לַשִּׁנַּיִם Proverbs 10:26, עַלנָֿ֑תֶר ׳ח Proverbs 25:20 vinegar on nitre (simile of merry songs for the heavy-hearted).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
vinegar

From chamets; vinegar -- vinegar.

see HEBREW chamets

Forms and Transliterations
בַּחֹ֑מֶץ בחמץ וְחֹ֥מֶץ וחמץ חֹ֣מֶץ חֹ֥מֶץ חֹֽמֶץ׃ חמץ חמץ׃ כַּחֹ֤מֶץ ׀ כחמץ ba·ḥō·meṣ baChometz baḥōmeṣ Chometz ḥō·meṣ ḥōmeṣ ka·ḥō·meṣ kaChometz kaḥōmeṣ veChometz wə·ḥō·meṣ wəḥōmeṣ
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Englishman's Concordance
Numbers 6:3
HEB: וְשֵׁכָר֙ יַזִּ֔יר חֹ֥מֶץ יַ֛יִן וְחֹ֥מֶץ
NAS: no vinegar, whether made from wine
KJV: and shall drink no vinegar of wine,
INT: and strong shall abstain vinegar wine vinegar

Numbers 6:3
HEB: חֹ֥מֶץ יַ֛יִן וְחֹ֥מֶץ שֵׁכָ֖ר לֹ֣א
KJV: of wine, or vinegar of strong drink,
INT: vinegar wine vinegar drink no

Ruth 2:14
HEB: וְטָבַ֥לְתְּ פִּתֵּ֖ךְ בַּחֹ֑מֶץ וַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ מִצַּ֣ד
NAS: your piece of bread in the vinegar. So she sat
KJV: thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat
INT: and dip your piece the vinegar sat beside

Psalm 69:21
HEB: וְ֝לִצְמָאִ֗י יַשְׁק֥וּנִי חֹֽמֶץ׃
NAS: they gave me vinegar to drink.
KJV: and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
INT: my thirst gave vinegar

Proverbs 10:26
HEB: כַּחֹ֤מֶץ ׀ לַשִּׁנַּ֗יִם וְכֶעָשָׁ֥ן
NAS: Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke
KJV: As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke
INT: vinegar to the teeth and smoke

Proverbs 25:20
HEB: בְּי֣וֹם קָ֭רָה חֹ֣מֶץ עַל־ נָ֑תֶר
NAS: day, [or like] vinegar on soda,
KJV: weather, [and as] vinegar upon nitre,
INT: day A cold vinegar on soda

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2558
6 Occurrences


ba·ḥō·meṣ — 1 Occ.
ḥō·meṣ — 3 Occ.
ka·ḥō·meṣ — 1 Occ.
wə·ḥō·meṣ — 1 Occ.















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