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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 shall abstain H5144 from wine H3196 and strong H7941 drink; H7941 he shall drink H7941 no H3808 vinegar, H2558 whether made from wine H3196 or strong H7941 drink, H8354 nor H3808 shall he drink H8354 any H3605 grape H6025 juice H4952 nor H3808 eat H398 fresh H3892 or dried H3002 grapes. H6025

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:14 - At mealtime H6256 H400 Boaz H1162 said H559 to her, “[fn]Come H5066 here, H1988 that you may eat H398 of the bread H3899 and dip H2881 your piece H6595 of bread H6595 in the vinegar.” H2558 So she sat H3427 beside H4480 H6654 the reapers; H7114 and he [fn]served H6642 her roasted H7039 grain, H7039 and she ate H398 and was satisfied H7646 and had H3498 some left. H3498

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:21 - They also gave H5414 me [fn]gall H7219 [fn]for my food H1267
And for my thirst H6772 they gave H8248 me vinegar H2558 to drink. H8248

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:26 - Like vinegar H2558 to the teeth H8127 and smoke H6227 to the eyes, H5869
So H3651 is the lazy H6102 one H6102 to those who send H7971 him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:20 - Like one who takes H5710 off H5710 a garment H899 on a cold H7135 day, H3117 or like vinegar H2558 on [fn]soda, H5427
Is he who sings H7891 songs H7892 to [fn]a troubled H7451 heart. H3820
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