Strong's Number H2557

חָמֵץ
chamets · khaw-mates'
Transliteration:
chamets{khaw-mates'}
Word Origin:
from 2556
TWOT:
679a
Part of Speech:
noun masculine
Strong's Definition:
ferment, (figuratively) extortion
Usage in the KJV:
leaven 5, leavened bread 5

Total: 11
Occurs 13 times in the Hebrew text.
Definition:
  1. the thing leavened, leaven