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Lexicon :: Strong's H2558 - ḥōmeṣ

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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 Box Num 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:3 - they must give up wine and other alcoholic drinks. They must not use vinegar made from wine or from other alcoholic drinks, they must not drink fresh grape juice, and they must not eat grapes or raisins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:14 - At mealtime Boaz called to her, “Come over here, and help yourself to some food. You can dip your bread in the sour wine.” So she sat with his harvesters, and Boaz gave her some roasted grain to eat. She ate all she wanted and still had some left over.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:21 - But instead, they give me poison[fn] for food;
they offer me sour wine for my thirst.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:26 - Lazy people irritate their employers,
like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:20 - Singing cheerful songs to a person with a heavy heart
is like taking someone’s coat in cold weather
or pouring vinegar in a wound.[fn]
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