Strong's Number 2556

The Linked Word Project
Transliteration:
chamets {khaw-mates'}
Word Origin:
a primitive root
TWOT:
679,680,681
Part of Speech:
verb
Usage in the KJV:
leavened 5, cruel 1, dyed 1, grieved 1

Total: 8
Definition:
  1. to be leavened, be sour
    1. (Qal) to be leavened
    2. (Hiphil) to taste something leavened
    3. (Hithpael) to be embittered, grieved
  2. to be cruel, oppress, be ruthless
  3. to be red
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament