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H2564 חֵמָר (chêmâr) khay-mawr'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

from 2560; bitumen (as rising to the surface)

KJV Usage: slime(-pit)

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

חֵמָר (che.mar) — bitumen. slime, pitch, asphalt, bitumen

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · חמר

Paint

bitumen, tar = tarlike substance; ◄ naturally derived from petroleum; ► used in certain areas for binding together stones or bricks; also used to make objects watertight

GEN 11:3 · GEN 14:10 · EXO 2:3

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חֵמָר n.[m.] bitumen, asphalt base

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