hebrew #2556 - חָמֵץ chamets (to be sour or leavened)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance cruel man, dyed, be grieved, leavened A primitive root; to be pungent; i.e. In taste (sour, i.e. Literally fermented, or figuratively, harsh), in color (dazzling) -- cruel (man), dyed, be grieved, leavened. Englishman's Concordance 1) to be leavened, be sour 1a) (Qal) to be leavened 1b) (Hiphil) to taste something leavened 1c) (Hithpael) to be embittered, grieved 2) to be cruel, oppress, be ruthless 3) to be red Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root Same Word by TWOT Number: 679, 680, 681 Brown-Driver-Briggs I. חָמֵץverbbe sour, leavened (Late Hebrew id., Pi`el Hiph`il make sour, leaven; Arabic  be sour; Aramaic חֲמַעbe sour, leavened,  be leavened) — QalPerfectחָמֵץExodus 12:39; Imperfectיֶחְמָ֑ץExodus 12:34; Infinitive suffix חֻמְצָתוֺHosea 7:4 +; — be leavened, of dough (בָּצֵק), Exodus 12:34,39 (E), compare Hosea 7:4. Hitph.be soured, embittered, Psalm 73:21 ("" כִּלְיוֺתַי אֶשְׁתּוֺנָן). II. [חמץ] verbbe red (? compare Aramaic QalPassive participle construct חֲמוּץ בְּגָדִיםred of garmentsIsaiah 63:1; possibly also Imperfect3feminine singular תֶּחֱמַץPsalm 68:24that thy foot may be red with blood (for ᵑ0תמחץ; so Krochm Hi Gr; most, however, read תרחץ see רחץ). III. [חמץ] verbbe ruthless (dubious √; perhaps by-form of חמס; perhaps erroneous for it; identification by most with I. חמץ, be sour, hence sharp, violent, but connection improbable) — only QalParticiple activeמִכַּף מְעַוֵּל וְחוֺמֵץPsalm 71:4from the hand of the unjust and ruthless ("" מִיַּד רָשָׁע). Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Hebrew: 2556. חָמֵץ (chamets) — 6 OccurrencesExodus 12:34 Exodus 12:39 Psalm 71:4 Psalm 73:21 Isaiah 63:1 Hosea 7:4 |
Ethpa`al blush, be ashamed, possibly originally be red); —