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Lexicon :: Strong's H2563 - ḥōmer

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חֹמֶר
Transliteration
ḥōmer
Pronunciation
kho'mer
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: TWOT- 683c

Strong’s Definitions

חֹמֶר chômer, kho'mer; from H2560; properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure:—clay, heap, homer, mire, motion.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x

The KJV translates Strong's H2563 in the following manner: clay (11x), homer (11x), morter (4x), mire (2x), heap (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x
The KJV translates Strong's H2563 in the following manner: clay (11x), homer (11x), morter (4x), mire (2x), heap (2x).

  1. cement, mortar, clay

    1. mortar, cement

    2. clay

    3. mire

  2. heap

    1. swelling, surging (of water)

  3. homer - a unit of dry measure about 65 imperial gallons (300 l)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֹמֶר chômer, kho'mer; from H2560; properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure:—clay, heap, homer, mire, motion.
STRONGS H2563: Abbreviations
† I. חֹ֫מֶר noun masculine cement, mortar, clay; — ח׳ absolute Genesis 11:3 + 13 times; construct Isaiah 10:6 + 2 times; —
1. mortar, cement for holding building-stones (brick) together Genesis 11:3 (J), Exodus 1:14 (P; both || לְבֵנִים); Nahum 3:14 (|| טיט).
2. clay:
a. as material of vessels Jeremiah 18:4, 6, היצר ח׳ Isaiah 29:16, in simile of God's fashioning man Isaiah 45:9; Isaiah 64:7; Job 10:9; as material of human bodies בָּתֵּי ח׳ Job 4:19; compare Job 33:6; as material of bulwarks (disparagingly) Job 13:12; חותם ח׳＝seal-clay i.e. clay upon which seal is pressed.
b.＝mire חוצות ח׳ Isaiah 10:6; הֹרָנִי לַח׳ Job 30:19 he hath cast me into the mire, i.e. deeply humiliated me (עָפָר and אֵפֶר in || clause); as simile of commonness, abundance Job 27:16 (|| עָפָר).

II. חֹ֫מֶר noun [masculine] heap (compare 1. חֲמוֺר) — ח׳ construct מַיִם רַבִּים ח׳ Habakkuk 3:15 a heap of great waters (|| יָם) — but text dubious, see I. חמר; plural הֳמָרִים חֳמָרִים Exodus 8:10 (J), of dead frogs gathered in heaps.

III. חֹ֫מֶר noun masculine homer, a dry measure (perhaps from above √, but dubious; compare Assyrian amâru, surround, contain, II. R 3619 a. b Strm4760, Imêru, a measure ZimBP 6 n) — ח׳ absolute Isaiah 5:10 + 5 times Ezekiel; construct Hosea 3:2 + 3 times; plural חֳמָרִים Numbers 11:32; — ח׳ of barley Hosea 3:2; Ezekiel 45:13, compare שְׂעֹרִים זֶרַע ח׳ Leviticus 27:16 i.e. land on which a ח׳ of barley seed was sown (taxed at 50 shekels); ח׳ of wheat Ezekiel 45:13; in general זֶרַע ח׳ Isaiah 5:10;＝10 ephahs (or baths, see בַּת below בתת) Ezekiel 45:11 (3 times in verse); Ezekiel 45:14 (twice in verse) (in Ezekiel 45:14 strike out Co); on actual size of ח׳,＝393.9 litres, see HultschMetrol. 2nd ed. 448, 452f. See further II. בַּת and references, BenzArch 183 f NowArch. i, 203 f.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

11:3; 11:3

Exodus

1:14; 8:10

Leviticus

27:16

Numbers

11:32

Job

4:19; 10:9; 13:12; 27:16; 30:19; 33:6

Isaiah

5:10; 5:10; 10:6; 10:6; 29:16; 45:9; 64:7

Jeremiah

18:4; 18:6

Ezekiel

45:11; 45:13; 45:13; 45:14; 45:14

Hosea

3:2; 3:2

Nahum

3:14

Habakkuk

3:15

H2563

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2563 matches the Hebrew חֹמֶר (ḥōmer),
which occurs 31 times in 26 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:3 - فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «لِنَصْنَعْ طُوباً مَشْوِيًّا أَحْسَنَ شَيٍّ». فَاسْتَخْدَمُوا الطُّوبَ بَدِيلاً لِلْحِجَارَةِ بِالطُّوبِ، وِالْحُمْرَ بَدِيلاً للطِّينِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:14 - وَأَتْعَسُوا حَيَاتَهُمْ بالأَعْمَالِ الشَّاقَةِ فِي الطِّينِ وَاللِّبْنِ كَادِحِينَ فِي الْحُقُولِ. وسَخَّرَهُمُ الْمِصْرِيُّونَ بِعُنْفٍ فِي كُلِّ أَعْمَالِهِمِ الشَّاقَةِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:14 - فَجمَعُوهَا أَكْوَاماً كَثِيَرةً حَتَّى أَنْتَنَتْ مِنْهَا الأَرْضُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:16 - وَإِنْ كَرَّسَ إِنْسَانٌ جُزْءاً مِنْ حَقْلٍ يَمْلِكُهُ لِلرَّبِّ، فَإِنَّ تَقْدِيرَك قِيمَتَهُ يَكُونُ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَا يُزْرَعُ فِيهِ مِنْ بِذَارٍ، فَيَكُونُ لِكُلِّ بِذَارِ حُومَرٍ (نَحْوِ مِئَتَيْنِ وَأَرْبَعِينَ لِتْراً) مِنْ بِذَارِ الشَّعِيرِ خَمْسُونَ شَاقِلاً (نَحْوِ سِتِّ مِئَةِ جِرَامٍ) مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:32 - فَهَبَّ الشَّعْبُ طَوَالَ ذَلِكَ النَّهَارِ وَاللَّيْلِ، وَكُلَّ نَهَارِ الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي يَلْتَقِطُونَ السُّمَانِيَ. فَكَانَتْ أَقَلُّ كَمِّيَّةٍ جُمِعَتْ حَوَالَيْ عَشْرَةِ حَوَامِرَ (نَحْوَ أَلْفَيْنِ وَأَرْبَعَ مِئَةِ لِتْرٍ)، ثُمَّ نَشَرُوهَا حَوْلَ الْمُخَيَّمِ لِتَجِفَّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:19 - فَكَمْ بِالْحَرِيِّ الْمَخْلُوقُونَ مِنْ طِينٍ، الَّذِينَ أَسَاسُهُمْ فِي التُّرَابِ، وَيُسْحَقُونَ مِثْلَ الْعُثِّ؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:9 - اذْكُرْ أَنَّكَ جَبَلْتَنِي مِنْ طِينٍ، أَتُرْجِعُنِي بَعْدُ إِلَى التُّرَابِ؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:12 - أَقْوَالُكُمْ أَمْثَالُ رَمَادٍ، وَحُصُونُكُمْ حُصُونٌ مِنْ طِينٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:16 - إِنْ جَمَعَ فِضَّتَهُ كَأَكْوَامِ التُّرَابِ، وَكَوَّمَ مَلابِسَ كَالطِّينِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:19 - قَدْ طَرَحَنِي اللهُ فِي الْحَمْأَةِ فَأَشْبَهْتُ التُّرَابَ وَالرَّمَادَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:6 - إِنَّمَا أَنَا نَظِيرُكَ أَمَامَ اللهِ، مِنَ الطِّينِ جُبِلْتُ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:14 - تَتَشَكَّلُ كَطِينٍ تَحْتَ الْخَاتَمِ، وَتَبْدُو مَعَالِمُهَا كَمَعَالِمِ الرِّدَاءِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:10 - فَعَشَرَةُ فَدَادِينِ كُرُومٍ لَا تُغِلُّ سِوَى بَثٍّ وَاحِدٍ (مِئَتَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ لِتْراً) مِنَ النَّبِيذِ، وَحُومَرٌ (عَشْرَ كَيْلاتٍ) مِنَ الْبُذُورِ يُنْتِجُ كَيْلَةً وَاحِدَةً».

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:6 - أُرْسِلُهُمْ ضِدَّ أُمَّةٍ مُنَافِقَةٍ، وَأُوْصِيهُمْ عَلَى شَعْبِي الَّذي غَضِبْتُ عَلَيْهِ، لِيَغْنَمُوا غَنَائِمَهُمْ وَيَسْتَوْلُوا عَلَى أَسْلابِهِمْ، وَيَطَأُوهُمْ كَمَا يَطَأُونَ الوَحْلَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:16 - يَالَتَحْرِيفِكُمْ! أَيُحْسَبُ الْخَزَّافُ كَالْخَزَفِ، فَيَقُولُ الشَّيءُ الْمَصْنُوعُ لِصَانِعِهِ: أَنْتَ لَمْ تَصْنَعْنِي؟ أَمْ أَنَّ الْمَجْبُولَ يَقُولُ لِجَابِلِهِ: أَنْتَ مُجَرَّدٌ مِنَ الْفَهْمِ؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:25 - قَدْ آثَرْتُ رَجُلاً مِنَ الشَّمَالِ، هَا هُوَ مُقْبِلٌ مِنْ مَشْرِقِ الشَّمْسِ يَدْعُو بِاسْمِي، يَطَأُ الْوُلاةَ كَمَا يَطَأُ فَوْقَ الْوَحْلِ، وَيَدُوسُ عَلَيْهِمْ كَمَا يَدُوسُ الْخَزَّافُ فَوْقَ الطِّينِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:9 - وَيْلٌ لِمَنْ يُخَاصِمُ صَانِعَهُ وَهُوَ لَيْسَ سِوَى قِطْعَةِ خَزَفٍ مِنْ خَزَفِ الأَرْضِ. أَيَقُولُ الطِّينُ لِجَابِلِهِ: مَاذَا تَصْنَعُ؟ أَوْ إِنَّ مَا عَمِلْتَهُ تَنْقُصُهُ يَدَانِ؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 64:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:8 - وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ فَأَنْتَ أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ أَبُونَا، نَحْنُ الطِّينُ وَأَنْتَ الْخَزَّافُ، وَكُلُّنَا عَمَلُ يَدَيْكَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:4 - غَيْرَ أَنَّ الإِنَاءَ الَّذِي كَانَ يَصْنَعُهُ فَسَدَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ، فَعَادَ يُشَكِّلُهُ إِنَاءً آخَرَ كَمَا طَابَ لِلْفَخَّارِيِّ أَنْ يَصُوغَهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:6 - «يَا ذُرِّيَّةَ إِسْرَائِيلَ: أَلا أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أَصْنَعَ بِكُمْ كَمَا صَنَعَ الْفَخَّارِيُّ؟ إِنَّكُمْ فِي يَدِي كَالطِّينِ فِي يَدِ الْفَخَّارِيِّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 45:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:11 - فَتَكُونُ الإِيفَةُ وَالْبَثُّ مُتَسَاوِيَتَيْنِ فِي الْمِقْدَارِ، وَتَسَعُ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمَا عُشْرَ الْحُومَرِ. وَيَكُونُ الْحُومَرُ هُوَ الْمِكْيَالُ الْمُعْتَمَدُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 45:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:13 - وَهَذِهِ هِيَ التَّقْدِمَةُ الَّتِي تُقَدِّمُونَهَا: سُدْسُ الإِيفَةِ مِنَ الحِنْطَةِ (نَحْوَ ثَلاثَةِ لِتْرَاتٍ وَثُلْثَيِّ اللِّتْرِ) لِقَاءَ كُلِّ حُومَرِ حِنْطَةٍ وَسُدْسُ الإِيفَةِ مِنَ الشَّعِيرِ لِقَاءَ كُلِّ حُومَرِ شَعِيرٍ

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 45:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:14 - أَمَّا فَرِيضَةُ الزَّيْتِ فَتُقَدِّمُونَ بَثّاً لِقَاءَ كُلِّ كُرٍّ، وَالْكُرُّ يُسَاوِي حُومَراً، وَهُوَ يُعَادِلُ عَشَرَةَ أَبْثَاثٍ أَيْضاً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 3:2 - فَاشْتَرَيْتُهَا بِخَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ شَاقِلاً مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ (نَحْوَ مِئَةٍ وَثَمَانِينَ جِرَاماً)، وَبِحُومَرَ وَنِصْفِ حُومَرَ مِنَ الشَّعِيرِ (نَحْوَ ثَلاثِ مِئَةٍ وَسِتِّينَ لِتْراً)،

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:14 - خَزِّنِي مَاءً تَأَهُّباً لِلْحِصَارِ، حَصِّنِي قِلاعَكِ. دُوسِي أَكْوَامَ الطِّينِ لِتُجَهِّزِي الطُّوبَ؛ أَصْلِحِي قَوَالِبَ الطِّينِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:15 - خُضْتَ الْبَحْرَ بِخَيْلِكَ فِي وَسَطِ مِيَاهِهِ الْهَائِجَةِ.
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