ḥāmēṣ חָמֵץ ‘^Ato leaven, ^Bbe red, ^Cto oppress’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root
Variants: חָמֵץ, חָמַץ, חָמַץ

ḥāmēṣ v
A1) to be leavened, be sour
 1a) (Qal) to be leavened
 1b) (Hiphil) to taste something leavened
 1c) (Hithpael) to be embittered, grieved
B1) to be red
C1) to be cruel, oppress, be ruthless