Strong's Lexicon
chomer: Clay, mortar, heap, mire, cement
Original Word:חֹמֶר
Part of Speech:Noun Masculine
Transliteration:chomer
Pronunciation:kho'-mer
Phonetic Spelling:(kho'mer)
Definition:Clay, mortar, heap, mire, cement
Meaning:a bubbling up, of water, a wave, of earth, mire, clay, a heap, a chomer, dry measure
Word Origin:Derived from an unused root meaning to boil up or ferment.
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -G4081 (πηλός, pēlos): Refers to clay or mud, used in the New Testament to describe the material Jesus used to heal the blind man (John 9:6).
Usage:The Hebrew word "chomer" primarily refers to a substance that is malleable and can be shaped, such as clay or mortar. It is used in the Bible to describe materials used in construction and pottery, as well as metaphorically to depict the human condition and the process of creation.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Near Eastern cultures, clay was a fundamental material used in the construction of buildings and the creation of pottery. It was abundant and versatile, making it an essential resource for daily life. The imagery of clay in the hands of a potter is a powerful metaphor in the Bible, symbolizing God's sovereignty and creative power over humanity.
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. ; — absolute
Genesis 11:3 13t.; construct
Isaiah 10:6 2t.; —
mortar, cement for holding building-stones (brick) togetherGenesis 11:3 (J),Exodus 1:14 (P; both "" );Nahum 3:14 ("" ).
clay:
Jeremiah 18:4,6,Isaiah 29:16, in simile of God's fashioning manIsaiah 45:9;Isaiah 64:7;Job 10:9; as material of human bodiesJob 4:19; compareJob 33:6; as material of bulwarks (disparagingly)Job 13:12; =seal-clay i.e. clay upon which seal is pressed.
=mireIsaiah 10:6;Job 30:19he hath cast me into the mire, i.e. deeply humiliated me ( and in "" clause); as simile of commonness, abundanceJob 27:16 ("" ).
II. (compare 1. ) — constructHabakkuk 3:15a heap of great waters ("" ) — but text dubious, see I. ; pluralExodus 8:10 (J), of dead frogs gathered inheaps.
III. , a dry measure (perhaps from above √, but dubious; compare Assyrianamâru,surround,contain, II. RExodus 36:19 a. b Strm4760,Imêru,a measure ZimBP 6 n) — absoluteIsaiah 5:10 5t. Ezekiel; constructHosea 3:2 3t.; plural Numbers 11:32; — of barleyHosea 3:2;Ezekiel 45:13, compareLeviticus 27:16 i.e. land on which a of barley seed was sown (taxed at 50 shekels); of wheatEzekiel 45:13; in GeneralIsaiah 5:10; = 10 ephahs (or baths, see below )Ezekiel 45:11 (3 t. in verse);Ezekiel 45:14 (twice in verse) (inEzekiel 45:14 strike out Co); on actual size of , = 393.9 litres, see HultschMetrol. 2nd ed. 448, 452f. See further II. and references, BenzArch 183 f NowArch. i, 203 f.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
clay, heap, homer, mire, motion
Fromchamar; properly, a bubbling up, i.e. Of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure -- clay, heap, homer, mire, motion.
see HEBREWchamar
Forms and Transliterations
בְּחֹ֙מֶר֙ בַּחֹ֖מֶר בַחֹ֖מֶר בחמר הַחֹ֖מֶר הַחֹ֙מֶר֙ החמר וְ֝כַחֹ֗מֶר וְחֹ֥מֶר וחמר וכחמר חֲמ֖וֹר חֲמֹרָתָ֑יִם חֳמָרִ֑ים חֳמָרִ֑ם חֳמָרִ֣ם חֹ֑מֶר חֹ֔מֶר חֹ֖מֶר חֹ֗מֶר חֹ֝֗מֶר חֹ֣מֶר חֹ֤מֶר חֹֽמֶר׃ חמור חמר חמר׃ חמרים חמרם חמרתים כְּחֹ֣מֶר כְּחֹ֥מֶר כַחֹ֙מֶר֙ כַחֹ֣מֶר כחמר לַחֹ֑מֶר לַחֹֽמֶר׃ לחמר לחמר׃ מֵ֝חֹ֗מֶר מֵחֹ֖מֶר מֵחֹ֣מֶר מחמר ba·ḥō·mer ḇa·ḥō·mer baChomer baḥōmer ḇaḥōmer bə·ḥō·mer beChomer bəḥōmer chaChomer chaMor chamoraTayim chomaRim Chomer ha·ḥō·mer ḥă·mō·rā·ṯā·yim ḥă·mō·wr haChomer haḥōmer ḥămōrāṯāyim ḥămōwr ḥo·mā·rim ḥo·mā·rîm ḥō·mer ḥomārim ḥomārîm ḥōmer ḵa·ḥō·mer ḵaḥōmer kə·ḥō·mer keChomer kəḥōmer la·ḥō·mer laChomer laḥōmer mê·ḥō·mer meChomer mêḥōmer vaChomer vechaChomer veChomer wə·ḥō·mer wə·ḵa·ḥō·mer wəḥōmer wəḵaḥōmer
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