Chômer — H2563

H2563 · Hebrew — חמר

Pronunciation: kho'mer

Definition

masculine noun

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

  1. cement, mortar, clay
    1. mortar, cement
    2. clay
    3. mire
  2. heap
    1. swelling, surging (of water)
  3. homer-a unit of dry measure about 65 imperial gallons (300 l)

Usually translated as

clay, homer, mire, heap, motion

Origin

from H2560

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Chômer occurs 27 times in 23 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Exodus (2), Leviticus (1), Numbers (1), Job (7), Isaiah (5), Jeremiah (2), Ezekiel (2), Nahum (1), Habakkuk (1)

Strong's Lexicon — C