חֵמָר

che.marbitumenHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine3 occurrences2 books3 verses

Definition

from H2560; bitumen (as rising to the surface)
Traditional renderings: slime(-pit).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

3 total
  1. Genesis 11:3וְהַ֣חֵמָ֔ר · and tar
    And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” So they used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of mortar.
  2. Genesis 14:10חֵמָ֔ר · was full of tar
    Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some men fell into the pits, but the survivors fled to the hill country.
  3. Exodus 2:3בַחֵמָ֖ר · with tar
    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.