חֶמְאָה
Transliteration
ḥem'â
Pronunciation
khem-aw'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same root as חוֹמָה (H2346)
Dictionary Aids
TWOT Reference: 672a
KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's H2529 in the following manner: butter (10x).
curd, butter
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֶמְאָה chemʼâh, khem-aw'; or (shortened) חֵמָה chêmâh; from the same root as H2346; curdled milk or cheese:—butter.
STRONGS H2529:
Abbreviations
† חֶמְאָה noun feminine curd; — ח׳ Genesis 18:8 + 6 times; = חֵמָה Job 29:6; construct חֶמְאַת Deuteronomy 32:14; curd, curdled milk, modern lebben מִיץ חָלָב יוֺצִיא ח׳ Proverbs 30:33, elsewhere joined with חָלָב Genesis 18:8(J) Deuteronomy 32:14 (poem; חֶמְאַת בָּקָר וַחֲלֵב צאֹן), Judges 5:25 (where served בְּסֵפֶל אַדִּירִים, see ספל); with דְּבַשׁ 2 Samuel 17:29; Isaiah 7:15, 22 (twice in verse); compare נַחֲלֵי דבשׁ וח׳ figurative of abundance Job 20:17; בִּרְחֹץ חֲלִיכַי בְּחֵמָ֑ה Job 29:6 (|| יָצוּק צוּר פַּלְגֵי־שָֽׁמֶן׃). **On mode of making lebben, by shaking milk in sour milk-skin, see DoughtyArab. Des. i. 221, 263; ii. 304, etc. ThomsonLand and Book ii. 418 See also ARSKEncy. Bib. MILK.
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