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Lexicon :: Strong's H2543 - ḥămôr

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חֲמוֹר
Transliteration
ḥămôr
Pronunciation
kham-ore'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 685a

Strong’s Definitions

חֲמוֹר chămôwr, kham-ore'; or (shortened) חֲמֹר chămôr; from H2560; a male ass (from its dun red):—(he) ass.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 96x

The KJV translates Strong's H2543 in the following manner: ass (96x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 96x
The KJV translates Strong's H2543 in the following manner: ass (96x).

  1. (he) ass

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֲמוֹר chămôwr, kham-ore'; or (shortened) חֲמֹר chămôr; from H2560; a male ass (from its dun red):—(he) ass.
STRONGS H2543: Abbreviations
† I. חֲמוֺר noun [masculine] heap, absolute ח׳ with dual חֲמֹרָתָ֑יִם (Baer חְִמֹרֹת׳), as if from חֲמֹרָה; — בִּלְחִי הַחֲמוֺר חֲמוֺר חֲמֹרָתָ֑יִם H2565 Judges 15:16 with the ass's jawbone, a heap, two heaps, i.e. so many slain.

† II. חֲמוֺר noun masculineGenesis 45:23 (he)-ass (Late Hebrew id. (sometimes female, but this regularly חֲמוֺרָה); Aramaic הֲמָרָא, axrxmo Arabic حِمَارً, Palmyrene חמרא ReckendZMG 1888, 404; as imêru, SchrCot Gloss; — name from reddish colour) — absolute חֲמוֺר Genesis 22:5 + 43 times; חֲמֹר Exodus 13:13; Deuteronomy 22:10; construct חֲמוֺר Exodus 23:5 + 4 times; הֲמֹר Genesis 49:14; suffix חֲמֹרְךָ Deuteronomy 5:14; Deuteronomy 28:31; חֲמֹרֶ֑ךָ Exodus 23:12; חֲמֹרוֺ Genesis 22:3 + 8 times; plural חֲמוֺרִים Judges 19:10 + 9 times; חֲמֹרִים Genesis 12:16 + 16 times; suffix חֲמוֺרֵינוּ Judges 19:19; חֲמֹרֵינוּ Genesis 43:18; חֲמוֺרֵיכֶם 1 Samuel 8:16; חֲמֹרֵיהֶם Genesis 34:28 + 4 times; חֲמוֺרֵיהֶם Joshua 9:4; — ass (he-ass; אתון＝she-ass) found in all periods (collective only Genesis 32:26 [Genesis 32:25; Isaiah 21:7); —
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 [Genesis 32:4 (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 2 Chronicles 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

12:16; 12:16; 22:3; 22:3; 22:5; 22:5; 22:6; 24:35; 32:4; 32:25; 34:28; 34:28; 36:24; 42:26; 42:27; 43:18; 43:18; 43:24; 44:3; 44:13; 45:23; 45:23; 47:17; 47:17; 49:14; 49:14

Exodus

4:20; 9:3; 13:13; 13:13; 20:17; 21:33; 22:8; 22:9; 23:4; 23:5; 23:5; 23:12; 23:12; 34:20

Numbers

16:15; 31:28; 31:30; 31:34; 31:39; 31:45

Deuteronomy

5:14; 5:14; 5:18; 22:3; 22:4; 22:10; 22:10; 28:31

Joshua

6:21; 7:24; 9:4; 9:4; 15:18

Judges

1:14; 6:4; 15:15; 15:16; 15:16; 19:3; 19:10; 19:10; 19:19; 19:19; 19:21; 19:28

1 Samuel

8:16; 8:16; 12:3; 15:3; 16:20; 22:19; 25:18; 25:20; 25:23; 25:42; 27:9

2 Samuel

16:1; 16:1; 16:2; 17:23; 19:27

1 Kings

2:40; 13:13; 13:23; 13:24; 13:27; 13:28; 13:29

2 Kings

6:25; 7:7; 7:10

1 Chronicles

5:21

2 Chronicles

28:15

Ezra

2:67

Nehemiah

7:68; 13:15

Job

24:3

Proverbs

26:3

Isaiah

1:3; 21:7; 21:7; 32:20

Jeremiah

22:19

Ezekiel

23:20

Zechariah

9:9; 14:15

H2543

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Strong's Number H2543 matches the Hebrew חֲמוֹר (ḥămôr),
which occurs 96 times in 93 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 12:16–Jdg 19:3)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:16 - Abram vero bene usi sunt propter illam fueruntque ei oves et boves et asini et servi et famulae et asinae et cameli

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:3 - igitur Abraham de nocte consurgens stravit asinum suum ducens secum duos iuvenes et Isaac filium suum cumque concidisset ligna in holocaustum abiit ad locum quem praeceperat ei Deus

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:5 - dixitque ad pueros suos expectate hic cum asino ego et puer illuc usque properantes postquam adoraverimus revertemur ad vos

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:35 - et Dominus benedixit domino meo valde magnificatusque est et dedit ei oves et boves argentum et aurum servos et ancillas camelos et asinos

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:43

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:43 - ditatusque est homo ultra modum et habuit greges multos ancillas et servos camelos et asinos

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:5 - habeo boves et asinos oves et servos atque ancillas mittoque nunc legationem ad dominum meum ut inveniam gratiam in conspectu tuo

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:28 - oves eorum et armenta et asinos cunctaque vastantes quae in domibus et in agris erant

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 36:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:24 - et hii filii Sebeon Ahaia et Anam iste est Ana qui invenit aquas calidas in solitudine cum pasceret asinos Sebeon patris sui

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:26 - at illi portantes frumenta in asinis profecti sunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:27 - apertoque unus sacco ut daret iumento pabulum in diversorio contemplatus pecuniam in ore sacculi

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:18 - ibique exterriti dixerunt mutuo propter pecuniam quam rettulimus prius in saccis nostris introducti sumus ut devolvat in nos calumniam et violenter subiciat servituti et nos et asinos nostros

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:24 - et introductis domum adtulit aquam et laverunt pedes suos deditque pabula asinis eorum

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:3 - et orto mane dimissi sunt cum asinis suis

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:13 - at illi scissis vestibus oneratisque rursum asinis reversi sunt in oppidum

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 45:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:23 - tantundem pecuniae et vestium mittens patri suo addens eis asinos decem qui subveherent ex omnibus divitiis Aegypti et totidem asinas triticum in itinere panesque portantes

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 47:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:17 - quae cum adduxissent dedit eis alimenta pro equis et ovibus et bubus et asinis sustentavitque eos illo anno pro commutatione pecorum

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:14 - Isachar asinus fortis accubans inter terminos

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:20 - tulit Moses uxorem et filios suos et inposuit eos super asinum reversusque est in Aegyptum portans virgam Dei in manu sua

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:3 - ecce manus mea erit super agros tuos et super equos et asinos et camelos et boves et oves pestis valde gravis

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:13 - primogenitum asini mutabis ove quod si non redemeris interficies omne autem primogenitum hominis de filiis tuis pretio redimes

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:17 - non concupisces domum proximi tui nec desiderabis uxorem eius non servum non ancillam non bovem non asinum nec omnia quae illius sunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:33 - si quis aperuerit cisternam et foderit et non operuerit eam cecideritque bos vel asinus in eam

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:4 - si inventum fuerit apud eum quod furatus est vivens sive bos sive asinus sive ovis duplum restituet

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:9 - ad perpetrandam fraudem tam in bove quam in asino et ove ac vestimento et quicquid damnum inferre potest ad deos utriusque causa perveniet et si illi iudicaverint duplum restituet proximo suo

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:10 - si quis commendaverit proximo suo asinum bovem ovem et omne iumentum ad custodiam et mortuum fuerit aut debilitatum vel captum ab hostibus nullusque hoc viderit

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:4 - si occurreris bovi inimici tui aut asino erranti reduc ad eum

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:5 - si videris asinum odientis te iacere sub onere non pertransibis sed sublevabis cum eo

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:12 - sex diebus operaberis septima die cessabis ut requiescat bos et asinus tuus et refrigeretur filius ancillae tuae et advena

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:20 - primogenitum asini redimes ove sin autem nec pretium pro eo dederis occidetur primogenitum filiorum tuorum redimes nec apparebis in conspectu meo vacuus

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:15 - iratusque Moses valde ait ad Dominum ne respicias sacrificia eorum tu scis quod ne asellum quidem umquam acceperim ab eis nec adflixerim quempiam eorum

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:28 - et separabis partem Domino ab his qui pugnaverunt et fuerunt in bello unam animam de quingentis tam ex hominibus quam ex bubus et asinis et ovibus

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:30 - ex media quoque parte filiorum Israhel accipies quinquagesimum caput hominum et boum et asinorum et ovium cunctarumque animantium et dabis ea Levitis qui excubant in custodiis tabernaculi Domini

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:34 - asinorum sexaginta milia et mille

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:39

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:39 - de asinis triginta milibus quingentis asini sexaginta unus

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:45

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:45 - et de asinis triginta milibus quingentis

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:14 - septimus dies sabbati est id est requies Domini Dei tui non facies in eo quicquam operis tu et filius tuus et filia servus et ancilla et bos et asinus et omne iumentum tuum et peregrinus qui est intra portas tuas ut requiescat servus et ancilla tua sicut et tu

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:21 - non concupisces uxorem proximi tui non domum non agrum non servum non ancillam non bovem non asinum et universa quae illius sunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:3 - similiter facies de asino et de vestimento et de omni re fratris tui quae perierit si inveneris eam ne neglegas quasi alienam

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:4 - si videris asinum fratris tui aut bovem cecidisse in via non despicies sed sublevabis cum eo

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:10 - non arabis in bove simul et asino

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:31 - bos tuus immoletur coram te et non comedas ex eo asinus tuus rapiatur in conspectu tuo et non reddatur tibi oves tuae dentur inimicis tuis et non sit qui te adiuvet

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:21 - et interfecerunt omnia quae erant in ea a viro usque ad mulierem ab infante usque ad senem boves quoque et oves et asinos in ore gladii percusserunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:24 - tollens itaque Iosue Achan filium Zare argentumque et pallium et auream regulam filiosque eius et filias boves et asinos et oves ipsumque tabernaculum et cunctam supellectilem et omnis Israhel cum eo duxerunt eos ad vallem Achor

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:4 - et callide cogitantes tulerunt sibi cibaria saccos veteres asinis inponentes et utres vinarios scissos atque consutos

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:18 - quae cum pergerent simul suasit viro ut peteret a patre suo agrum suspiravitque ut sedebat in asino cui Chaleb quid habes inquit

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:14 - quam pergentem in itinere monuit vir suus ut peteret a patre suo agrum quae cum suspirasset sedens asino dixit ei Chaleb quid habes

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:4 - et apud eos figentes tentoria sicut erant in herbis cuncta vastabant usque ad introitum Gazae nihilque omnino ad vitam pertinens relinquebant in Israhel non oves non boves non asinos

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:15 - inventamque maxillam id est mandibulam asini quae iacebat arripiens interfecit in ea mille viros

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:16 - et ait in maxilla asini in mandibula pulli asinarum delevi eos et percussi mille viros

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:3 - secutusque est eam vir suus volens ei reconciliari atque blandiri et secum reducere habens in comitatu puerum et duos asinos quae suscepit eum et introduxit in domum patris sui quod cum audisset socer eius eumque vidisset occurrit ei laetus

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