Definition
a primitive root; to be pungent; i.e. in taste (sour, i.e. literally fermented, or figuratively, harsh), in color (dazzling)
Traditional renderings: cruel (man), dyed, be grieved, leavened.
Traditional renderings: cruel (man), dyed, be grieved, leavened.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חָמֵץ:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
6 total
- Exodus 12:34יֶחְמָ֑ץ · it was leavenedSo the people took their dough before it was leavened, carrying it on their shoulders in kneading bowls wrapped in clothing.
- Exodus 12:39חָמֵ֑ץ · leavenSince their dough had no leaven, the people baked what they had brought out of Egypt into unleavened loaves. For when they had been driven out of Egypt, they could not delay and had not prepared any provisions for themselves.
- Psalm 71:4וְחוֹמֵץ׃ · and ruthlessDeliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.
- Psalm 73:21יִתְחַמֵּ֣ץ · was grievedWhen my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,
- Isaiah 63:1חֲמ֤וּץ · with crimson-stainedWho is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”
- Hosea 7:4חֻמְצָתֽוֹ׃ · the risingThey are all adulterers, like an oven heated by a baker who needs not stoke the fire from the kneading to the rising of the dough.