חָמַרchâmar
חָמַר: ferment, boil or foam up
Pronunciation: khaw-mar' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2560
Meanings
Qal: and wine which foams, be red (Psalms 75:9; Habakkuk 3:15; Psalms 46:4)
Pe`al`al: of distress at calamities of Jerusalem (Lamentations 1:20; Lamentations 2:11; Job 16:16)
חָמַר: cover or smear with asphalt
חמר: be red
Pe`al`al: my face is reddened (Job 16:16; Lamentations 1:20; Lamentations 2:11)
Same root
- חֵמָרchêmâr · H2564bitumen (as rising to the surface)
- חֲמוֹרchămôwr · H2543a male ass (from its dun red)
- חֶמֶרchemer · H2561wine (as fermenting)
- חֹמֶרchômer · H2563properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure
- חֲמֹרָהchămôrâh · H2565a heap
- חַמְרָןChamrân · H2566Chamran, an Idumaean
- יַחְמוּרyachmûwr · H3180a kind of deer
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 2:3 But when she could no longer hide him, she got a basket made of papyrus reeds and waterproofed it with tar and pitch. She put the baby in the basket and laid it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile River.
- Job 16:16 My eyes are red with weeping; dark shadows circle my eyes.
- Psalms 46:3 Let the oceans roar and foam. Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge! Interlude
- Psalms 75:8 For the Lord holds a cup in his hand that is full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours out the wine in judgment, and all the wicked must drink it, draining it to the dregs.
- Lamentations 1:20 “Lord, see my anguish! My heart is broken and my soul despairs, for I have rebelled against you. In the streets the sword kills, and at home there is only death.
- Lamentations 2:11 I have cried until the tears no longer come; my heart is broken. My spirit is poured out in agony as I see the desperate plight of my people. Little children and tiny babies are fainting and dying in the streets.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).