Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
bitumen
Usage: slime, pitch, asphalt, bitumen
Strong's Number
H2564
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
3
Books
2
Strong's H2564 Quick Answer
Strong's H2564 חֵמָר (chemar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chemar (khay-mawr') n-m. 1. bitumen (as rising to the surface) [from H2560] It has 3 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include slime. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- chemar (khay-mawr') n-m. 1. bitumen (as rising to the surface) [from H2560]
- Usage
- 3 linked usages
- Books
- 2 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- slime
Meaning and Definition
chemar (khay-mawr') n-m. 1. bitumen (as rising to the surface) [from H2560] KJV: slime(-pit). Root(s): H2560
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2564. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2564 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chemar, 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.
slime
Exodus 2:3
How Strong's H2564 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 3 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2564 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 H2564 in the Old Testament
3 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
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.
Usage Excerpts
First 3 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2564.
And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
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.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2564, grouped by book.
Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H2564 FAQ
What does chemar (חֵמָר) mean?
Strong's H2564 is a Hebrew entry for H2564 חֵמָר (chemar). chemar (khay-mawr') n-m. 1. bitumen (as rising to the surface) [from H2560]
How many times is chemar (חֵמָר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 3 linked usages for Strong's H2564 across 2 books.
Where can I study chemar (חֵמָר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2564 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate chemar (חֵמָר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as slime. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.