חֹמֶר (chômer) — Clay
Hebrew word study: חֹמֶר (chômer), Strong's H2563. 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
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
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 translation words: clay, heap, homer, mire, motion.
Strong's H2563 is tagged on 31 words in 26 verses across 11 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 11:3 and last appears in Habakkuk 3:15.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 26)
- Genesis 11:3 — לַחֹמֶר — to the mortar
- Exodus 1:14 — בְּחֹמֶר — in mortar
- Exodus 8:14 — חֳמָרִם — heaps
- Leviticus 27:16 — חֹמֶר — a homer of
- Numbers 11:32 — חֳמָרִים — homers
- Job 4:19 — חֹמֶר — clay
- Job 10:9 — כַחֹמֶר — like the clay
- Job 13:12 — חֹמֶר — clay
- Job 27:16 — וְכַחֹמֶר — and like the clay
- Job 30:19 — לַחֹמֶר — to the mud
- Job 33:6 — מֵחֹמֶר — from clay
- Job 38:14 — כְּחֹמֶר — like the clay of
- Isaiah 5:10 — חֹמֶר — a homer
- Isaiah 10:6 — כְּחֹמֶר — like the mud of
- Isaiah 29:16 — כְּחֹמֶר — like the clay of
- Isaiah 41:25 — חֹמֶר — mud
- Isaiah 45:9 — חֹמֶר — clay
- Isaiah 64:8 — הַחֹמֶר — are the clay
- Jeremiah 18:4 — בַּחֹמֶר — with the clay
- Jeremiah 18:6 — כַחֹמֶר — like the clay
- Ezekiel 45:11 — הַחֹמֶר — the homer
- Ezekiel 45:13 — מֵחֹמֶר — from the homer of
- Ezekiel 45:14 — חֹמֶר — are a homer
- Hosea 3:2 — וְחֹמֶר — and a homer of
- Nahum 3:14 — בַחֹמֶר — on the mortar
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H2560 חָמַר (châmar).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H2565 חֲמֹרָה (chămôrâh).
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Frequently asked questions
What does chômer (H2563) mean?
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.
How is H2563 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H2563 as: clay, heap, homer, mire, motion..
How often does חֹמֶר (chômer) appear?
Strong's H2563 is tagged on 31 words in 26 verses across 11 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 11:3 and last appears in Habakkuk 3:15.
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