חֹ֫מֶץ

חֹ֫מֶץ noun masculine vinegar — ׳ח absolute Prov 10:26 + 3 t.; construct Num 6:3 (twice in verse); — a common condiment Ruth 2:14, forbidden to Nazirite (יין ׳ח and שֵׁכָר ׳ח) Num 6:3 (twice in verse) (P), offered (in cruelty) to a thirsty man Ps 69:22 (figurative for harshness lack of sympathy); in simile of sluggard כַּחֹמֶץ לַשִּׁנַּיִם Prov 10:26, עַלנָֿ֑תֶר ׳ח Prov 25:20 vinegar on nitre (simile of merry songs for the heavy-hearted).