Keraia
Lexicon

חָמַר

cha.marto aggitateHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb6 occurrences4 books6 verses

Definition

a primitive root; also as denominative (from H2564) properly, to boil up; hence, to ferment (with scum); to glow (with redness); to smear with pitch
Traditional renderings: daub, befoul, be red, trouble.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חָמַר:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. Exodus 2:3וַתַּחְמְרָ֥ה · and coated it
    But when she could no longer hide him, she got him a papyrus basket and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in the basket and set it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.
  2. Job 16:16חֳמַרְמְרָה · is red
    My face is red with weeping, and deep shadows ring my eyes;
  3. Psalm 46:3יֶחְמְר֣וּ · and foam
    …though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. Selah
  4. Psalm 75:8חָמַ֨ר׀ · foaming
    For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs.
  5. Lamentations 1:20חֳמַרְמָ֔רוּ · I am churning
    See, O LORD, how distressed I am! I am churning within; my heart is pounding within me, for I have been most rebellious. Outside, the sword bereaves; inside, there is death.
  6. Lamentations 2:11חֳמַרְמְר֣וּ · I am churning
    My eyes fail from weeping; I am churning within. My heart is poured out in grief over the destruction of the daughter of my people, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city.