H2563 — חֹמֶר (chômer)

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Strong's H2563 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: חֹמֶר (chômer)

Pronunciation: kho'mer

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: from חָמַר (châmar) [H2560];

Definition: 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

KJV Renderings: clay, heap, homer, mire, motion.

Senses

  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)

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G892 ἄχυρον áchyron perhaps remotely from χέω (chéō) (to shed forth) chaff (as diffusive) chaff
G2868 κονιορτός koniortós from the base of G2867 and ornumi (to "rouse") pulverulence (as blown about) dust
G2884 κόρος kóros of Hebrew origin (H3734) a cor, i.e. a specific measure measure
G4081 πηλός pēlós perhaps a primary word clay clay
H2560 חָמַר châmar a primitive root; also as denominative (from חֵמָר (chêmâr) H2564) properly, to boil up; hence, to ferment (with scum); to glow (with redness); to smear with pitch daub, befoul, be red, trouble

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.