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Strong's H2560 חָמַר (chamar)

Chamar means “daub” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2560 — kakos (“amiss”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2560
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 6
Books 4

Strong's H2560 Quick Answer

Strong's H2560 חָמַר (chamar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chamar (khaw-mar') v. 1. (properly) to boil up 2. (hence) to ferment (with scum) It has 6 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include pitch. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
chamar (khaw-mar') v. 1. (properly) to boil up 2. (hence) to ferment (with scum)
Usage
6 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
pitch

Meaning and Definition

chamar (khaw-mar') v. 1. (properly) to boil up 2. (hence) to ferment (with scum) 3. to glow (with redness) 4. as denominative (from H2564) to smear with pitch [a primitive root] KJV: daub, befoul, be red, trouble. See also: H2564

Original Word
חָמַר
Transliteration
chamar
Derivation
Root: חמר
Morphology
verb-stem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2560. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H2560 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chamar, 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.

pitch Exodus 2:3

How Strong's H2560 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 H2560 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 H2560 in the Old Testament

6 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 2:3 KJV

And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.

Job 16:16 KJV

My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;

Psalms 46:3 KJV

Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

Usage Excerpts

First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2560.

Exodus 2:3 Old Testament, KJV
And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.
Job 16:16 Old Testament, KJV
My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
Psalms 46:3 Old Testament, KJV
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
Psalms 75:8 Old Testament, KJV
For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.
Lamentations 1:20 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, O LORD; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.
Lamentations 2:11 Old Testament, KJV
Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2560, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H2560 FAQ

What does chamar (חָמַר) mean?

Chamar (Strong's H2560) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "daub". chamar (khaw-mar') v. 1. (properly) to boil up 2. (hence) to ferment (with scum)

How many times is chamar (חָמַר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H2560 across 4 books.

Where can I study chamar (חָמַר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2560 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate chamar (חָמַר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as pitch. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.