H2560B

חָמַר

cha.marH:V

to daub

(Qal) to daub, seal up, cover or smear with asphalt

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

I. חָמַר verb ferment, boil or foam up (Arabic ferment, leaven, , noun leaven; see LagBN 207); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳וְיַיִן ח Ps 75:9 and wine which foams, (others from IV. חמר be red); 3 plural חָֽמְרוּ is suggested by We as possible Hab 3:15 (for ᵑ0 חֹמֶר q. v.) the great waters foamed; Imperfect 3 masculine plural יֶחֱמוּ יֶחְמְרוּ מֵימָיו Ps 46:4 let its water roar and foam. Pe`al`al Perfect passive 3 plural מֵעַי חֳמַרְמָ֑רוּ Lam 1:20 my bowels are in a ferment (|| נֶהְפַּךְ לִבִּי), of distressat calamities of Jerusalem; so חֳמַרְמְרוּ מֵעַי Lam 2:11. — Job 16:16 see IV. חמר.



II. [חָמַר] verb denominative cover or smear with asphalt, only Qal Imperfect 3 feminine singular suffix וַתַּחְמְרָה Exod 2:3 (E); on form of suffix see Ges«GKC:58»§ 58, 3, R, 1.



IV. [חמר] verb be red (Arabic II. dye red, redness, reddish brown (apparently skin-colour) so Thes MV BaNB 192 and others) — only Pe`al`al Perfect passive פָּנַי חֳמַרְמְרֻ֯ה Job 16:16 my face is reddened from weeping. — Lam 1:20; Lam 2:11 see I. חמר.


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