חומר

Hebrew

Root
ח־מ־ר (ḥ-m-r)

Pronunciation

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Noun

חומר / חֹמֶר • (khómer) m (plural indefinite חומרים / חֳמָרִים, singular construct חומר / חֹמֶר־, plural construct חומרי / חָמְרֵי־) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

1. (Biblical Hebrew) clay, (especially architecture) mortar.
2. (Biblical Hebrew) mire
3. (Biblical Hebrew) heap, large mass
4. (historical units of measure) A homer, a former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6½ bushels.
5. (historical units of measure) Synonym of כֹּר, an approximately equal Hebrew unit of liquid volume.
6. (modern) material, substance, stuff, matter, chemical agent

   חומרי טעם וריח ― chomré táam varéach ― flavorings

Synonyms

• (large unit of dry volume): כֹּר
• (large unit of liquid volume): See כֹּר

Derived terms

• קל וחומר / קַל וָחֹמֶר (kál vachómer)

Descendants

• English: homer, chomer

References

• H2563 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “חמר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• "Weights and Measures" at Oxford Biblical Studies Online