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H2558 חֹמֶץ (chômets) kho'-mets
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

vinegar

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

חֹ֫מֶץ (cho.mets) — vinegar. vinegar

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · חמץ

Liquids | Wine

sour wine, vinegar = sour alcoholic liquid; ◄ by-product of grape wine and date-wine, due to acetous fermentation when it has been in contact with open air longer than necessary; ► used in diluted form as dip for bread, but to be avoided by Nazirites because of the alcohol; very unpleasant when it comes in contact with (bad) teeth and open wounds

NUM 6:3 · NUM 6:3 · RUT 2:14 · PSA 69:22 · PRO 10:26 · PRO 25:20

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חֹ֫מֶץ n.m. vinegar base

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