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Lexicon :: Strong's H2558 - ḥōmeṣ

Aa
חֹמֶץ
Transliteration
ḥōmeṣ
Pronunciation
kho'-mets
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: TWOT- 679b

Strong’s Definitions

חֹמֶץ chômets, kho'-mets; from H2556; vinegar:—vinegar.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H2558 in the following manner: vinegar (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H2558 in the following manner: vinegar (6x).

  1. vinegar

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֹמֶץ chômets, kho'-mets; from H2556; vinegar:—vinegar.
STRONGS H2558: Abbreviations
† חֹ֫מֶץ noun masculine vinegar — ח׳ absolute Proverbs 10:26 + 3 times; construct Numbers 6:3 (twice in verse); — a common condiment Ruth 2:14, forbidden to Nazirite (יין ח׳ and שֵׁכָר ח׳) Numbers 6:3 (twice in verse) (P), offered (in cruelty) to a thirsty man Psalm 69:22 (figurative for harshness lack of sympathy); in simile of sluggard לַשִּׁנַּיִם כַּחֹמֶץ Proverbs 10:26, עַלנָֿ֑תֶר ח׳ Proverbs 25:20 vinegar on nitre (simile of merry songs for the heavy-hearted).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

6:3; 6:3

Ruth

2:14

Psalms

69:22

Proverbs

10:26; 10:26; 25:20

H2558

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2558 matches the Hebrew חֹמֶץ (ḥōmeṣ),
which occurs 6 times in 5 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:3 - He is to keep himself from wine and strong drink, and take no mixed wine or strong drink or any drink made from grapes, or any grapes, green or dry.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:14 - And at meal-time Boaz said to her, Come here, and take some of the bread, and put your bit into the wine. And she took her seat among the grain-cutters: and he gave her dry grain, and she took it, and there was more than enough for her meal.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:21 - They gave me poison for my food; and bitter wine for my drink.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:26 - Like acid drink to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the hater of work to those who send him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:20 - Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart.
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