Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #2529 - חֶמְאָה chemah (curd)

Original Word:	חֶמְאָה
Transliteration:	chemah
Definition:	curd
Part of Speech:	Noun Feminine
Phonetic Spelling:	(khem-aw')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

butter

Or (shortened) chemah {khay-maw'}; from the same root as chowmah; curdled milk or cheese -- butter.

see HEBREW chowmah

Englishman's Concordance

1) curd, butter
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from the same root as H2346
Same Word by TWOT Number: 672a

Brown-Driver-Briggs

חֶמְאָהnoun femininecurd; — ׳חGenesis 18:8 6t.;=חֵמָהJob 29:6; construct חֶמְאַתDeuteronomy 32:14; curd, curdled milk, modern labben׳מִיץ חָלָב יוֺצִיא חProverbs 30:33, elsewhere joined with חָלָבGenesis 18:8(J) Deuteronomy 32:14 (poem; חֶמְאַת בָּקָר וַחֲלֵב צאֹן), Judges 5:25 (where served בְּסֵפֶל אַדִּירִים, see ספל); with דְּבַשׁ2 Samuel 17:29; Isaiah 7:15,22 (twice in verse); compare ׳נַחֲלֵי דבשׁ וח figurative of abundance Job 20:17; בִּרְחֹץ חֲלִיכַי בְּחֵמָ֑הJob 29:6 ("" מַּלְגֵישָֽֿׁמֶן ׃ צוּר יָצוּק). **On mode of making lebben, by shaking milk in sour milk-skin, see Doughty^{Arab. Des. i. 221, 263; ii. 304, etc.} Thomson^{Land and Book ii. 418} See also ARSK^{Ency. Bib. MILK}.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 2529. חֶמְאָה (chemah) — 10 Occurrences

Genesis 18:8
HEB: וַיִּקַּ֨ח חֶמְאָ֜ה וְחָלָ֗ב וּבֶן־
NAS: He took curds and milk and the calf
KJV: And he took butter, and milk,
INT: took curds and milk afflicted

Deuteronomy 32:14
HEB: חֶמְאַ֨ת בָּקָ֜ר וַחֲלֵ֣ב
NAS:Curds of cows, and milk
KJV:Butter of kine, and milk
INT:Curds of cows and milk

Judges 5:25
HEB:אַדִּירִ֖ים הִקְרִ֥יבָה חֶמְאָֽה׃
NAS: bowl she brought him curds.
KJV: she brought forth butter in a lordly
INT: A magnificent brought curds

2 Samuel 17:29
HEB: וּדְבַ֣שׁ וְחֶמְאָ֗ה וְצֹאן֙ וּשְׁפ֣וֹת
NAS: honey, curds, sheep, and cheese
KJV: And honey, and butter, and sheep,
INT: honey curds sheep and cheese

Job 20:17
HEB:נַ֝חֲלֵ֗י דְּבַ֣שׁ וְחֶמְאָֽה׃
NAS: flowing with honey and curds.
KJV: the brooks of honey and butter.
INT: flowing honey and curds

Job 29:6
HEB:בִּרְחֹ֣ץ הֲלִיכַ֣י בְּחֵמָ֑ה וְצ֥וּר יָצ֥וּק
NAS: were bathed in butter, And the rock
KJV: my steps with butter, and the rock
INT: were bathed my steps butter and the rock poured

Proverbs 30:33
HEB:חָלָ֡ב י֘וֹצִ֤יא חֶמְאָ֗ה וּֽמִיץ־ אַ֭ף
NAS: produces butter, And pressing
KJV: bringeth forth butter, and the wringing
INT: of milk produces butter and pressing the nose

Isaiah 7:15
HEB: חֶמְאָ֥ה וּדְבַ֖שׁ יֹאכֵ֑ל
NAS: He will eat curds and honey
KJV:Butter and honey shall he eat,
INT:curds and honey will eat

Isaiah 7:22
HEB:חָלָ֖ב יֹאכַ֣ל חֶמְאָ֑ה כִּֽי־ חֶמְאָ֤ה
NAS: he will eat curds, for everyone
KJV: he shall eat butter: for butter
INT: of the milk will eat curds for curds

Isaiah 7:22
HEB:חֶמְאָ֑ה כִּֽי־ חֶמְאָ֤ה וּדְבַשׁ֙ יֹאכֵ֔ל
NAS: the land will eat curds and honey.
KJV: butter: for butter and honey
INT: curds for curds and honey will eat

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