חָמֵץ
hames (ḥāmēṣ)
/khaw-MATES/
“leaven, fermented dough, corruption”
Leaven, fermented bread; forbidden in altar grain offerings and during Passover as emblem of spreading corruption.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From חָמֵץ (H2556) to sour.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
leavened breadleaven
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: חָמֵץ (leaven, fermented dough, corruption) -> G2219
Key Biblical Occurrences (5)
Foundational passages where חָמֵץ (hames) carries significant theological or narrative weight.