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ḥāmēṣ חָמֵץ ‘leaven’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ḥāmēṣ חָמֵץ ‘to leaven / be red / to oppress’
Roots: חמץ
Variants: מַחְמֶ֫צֶת, חָמֵץ

ḥāmēṣ n, m
1) the thing leavened, leaven

Mentioned in Exodus 12:19, 12:15, 12:20, 13:3, 13:7, 23:18, 34:25 Codex Leviticus 6:10, 23:17, 2:11, 7:13 Deuteronomy 16:3 Amos 4:5

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