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חָמֵץ
châmêts(khaw-mates')

to be pungent; i.e. in taste (sour, i.e. literally fermented, or figuratively, harsh), in color (dazzling)

8 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word

Definition

From Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (1906)

Strong’s Definition

to be pungent; i.e. in taste (sour, i.e. literally fermented, or figuratively, harsh), in color (dazzling)

Translated in KJV as

cruel (man)dyedbe grievedleavened.

Etymology

a primitive root;

All Occurrences(8)