H2529 - חֶמְאָה (chemʼâh)

H2529 חֶמְאָה (chemʼâh) khem-aw'

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

curdled milk or cheese

Derivation: or (shortened) חֵמָה; from the same root as H2346 (חוֹמָה);

KJV Usage: butter.

TWOT Reference: 672a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) curd, butter

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חֵמָה / חֶמְאָה chemâh / chêmâh BDB Definition: 1) curd, butter Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from the same root as H2346 Same Word by TWOT Number: 672a Total KJV Occurrences: 10

Bible Occurrences (9)

18:8

32:14

5:25

17:29

20:17 29:6

30:33

7:15 7:22

Genesis 18:8

Then Abraham brought curds and milk and the calf... that had been prepared, and he set them before the men and stood by them under the tree as they ate.

Deuteronomy 32:14

with curds from the herd and milk from the flock, with the fat of lambs, with rams from Bashan..., and goats, with the choicest grains of wheat. From the juice of the finest grapes you drank the wine.

Judges 5:25

He asked for water, [and] she gave him milk. In a magnificent bowl she brought him curds.

2 Samuel 17:29

honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd... for David and his people to eat. For they said, The people have become hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness.

Job 20:17

He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.

Job 29:6

when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!

Proverbs 30:33

For as the churning of milk yields butter, and the twisting of the nose draws blood, so the stirring of anger brings forth strife.

Isaiah 7:15

By the time He knows [enough] to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.