Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to leaven
Usage: 1) to be leavened, be sour 1a) (Qal) to be leavened 1b) (Hiphil) to taste something leavened 1c) (Hithpael) to be embittered, grieved
Strong's Number
H2556
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
6
Books
4
Strong's H2556 Quick Answer
Strong's H2556 חָמֵץ (chamets) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chamets (khaw-mates') v. 1. to be pungent 2. (in taste) sour It has 6 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include cruel, grieved, and dyed. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- chamets (khaw-mates') v. 1. to be pungent 2. (in taste) sour
- Usage
- 6 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- cruel, grieved, and dyed
Meaning and Definition
chamets (khaw-mates') v. 1. to be pungent 2. (in taste) sour 3. (literally) fermented 4. (figuratively) harsh 5. (in color) dazzling [a primitive root] KJV: cruel (man), dyed, be grieved, leavened.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2556. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2556 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chamets, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H2556 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 6 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2556 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H2556 in the Old Testament
6 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.
And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.
Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
Usage Excerpts
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2556.
And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.
And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.
Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2556, grouped by book.
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H2556 FAQ
What does chamets (חָמֵץ) mean?
Chamets (Strong's H2556) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "be pungent". chamets (khaw-mates') v. 1. to be pungent 2. (in taste) sour
How many times is chamets (חָמֵץ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H2556 across 4 books.
Where can I study chamets (חָמֵץ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2556 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate chamets (חָמֵץ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as cruel, grieved, and dyed. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.