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ḥōmer חֹ֫מֶרAclay, Bheap, Chomer’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ḥāmar חָמַר ‘to trouble / to daub / be red’
Roots: חמר
Variants: חֹ֫מֶר, חֹ֫מֶר

ḥōmer n, m
A1) cement, mortar, clay
 1a) mortar, cement
 1b) clay
 1c) mire
B2) heap
 2a) swelling, surging (of water)
C1) homer-a unit of dry measure about 65 imperial gallons (300 l)

Mentioned in Genesis 11:3 Exodus 8:10, 1:14 Codex Leviticus 27:16 Numbers 11:32 Judges 15:16 Isaiah 64:7, 45:9, 5:10, 29:16, 41:25, 10:6 Jeremiah 18:4, 18:6 Ezekiel 45:11, 45:13, 45:14 Hosea 3:2 Nahum 3:14 Habakkuk 3:15 Job 33:6, 10:9, 27:16, 4:19, 13:12, 30:19, 38:14

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