Strong's Number H2556

חָמֵץ

chamets · khaw-mates'

Transliteration:

chamets{khaw-mates'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

679,680,681

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to be pungent; i.e. in taste (sour, i.e. literally fermented, or figuratively, harsh), in color (dazzling)

Usage in the KJV:

leavened 5, cruel 1, dyed 1, grieved 1

Total: 8
Occurs 6 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to be leavened, be sour
1. (Qal) to be leavened
2. (Hiphil) to taste something leavened
3. (Hithpael) to be embittered, grieved
to be cruel, oppress, be ruthless
to be red