Strong's Definition
from 2560 (compare 2563); a heap
KJV Usage: heap
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
חֲמוֹר (cha.mo.rah) — heap. heap
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · חמר
Dust | ≈ אֵפֶר · טִיט · עָפָר
mud, clay, mortar = stiff tenacious earth; ► material of which bricks, pottery, and even man himself is made; ≈ buildings made with this material are regarded as relatively weak as opposed to buildings made of stone; therefore it is also seen as relatively worthless material
GEN 11:3 · EXO 1:14 · JOB 10:9 · JOB 13:12 · JOB 27:16 · JOB 30:19 · JOB 33:6 · JOB 38:14 · ISA 10:6 · ISA 29:16 · ISA 41:25 · ISA 45:9 · ISA 64:7 · JER 18:4 · JER 18:6 · NAM 3:14
Weak | verb qal
Collocation: שׁכן בָּתֵּי חֹמֶר
to dwell in houses of clay > to be a mortal human being literally: to dwell in houses of clay; hence: = state of being a mortal human being, living in a body that is bound to return to dust one day
noun m · חמר
noun m · חמר
noun m
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חֲמוֹר n.[m.] heap, Ju 15:16 ref
