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ḥēmār חֵמָר ‘bitumen’ (Hebrew)

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

ḥēmār n, m
1) slime, pitch, asphalt, bitumen

Mentioned in Genesis 11:3, 14:10 Exodus 2:3

2014 — 2026 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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