Chemʼâh — H2529

H2529 · Hebrew — חמאה

Pronunciation: khem-aw'

Other spellings: chêmâh חֵמָה

Definition

feminine noun

curdled milk or cheese

  1. curd, butter

Usually translated as

butter

Origin

or (shortened) chêmâh; from the same root as H2346

Occurrences

Chemʼâh occurs 10 times in 9 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Deuteronomy (1), Judges (1), 2 Samuel (1), Job (2), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (2)

Strong's Lexicon — C