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חָמֵץ (hames)

חָמֵץ (hames) (Hebrew Lexicon • H2557 • leaven, fermented dough, corruption): leaven, fermented dough, corruption. Leaven, fermented bread; forbidden in altar grain offerings and during Passover as emblem of spreading corruption.

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חָמֵץ

hames (ḥāmēṣ) [khaw-MATES]

H2557 Hebrew noun masculine 11x

leaven, fermented dough, corruption

Leaven, fermented bread; forbidden in altar grain offerings and during Passover as emblem of spreading corruption.

Derivation: From חָמֵץ (H2556) to sour.

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ G2219

Themes:

leaven sin passover purity

Key Scripture Passages:

EXO.12.15 EXO.13.3 LEV.2.11 LEV.7.13 AMO.4.5

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חָמֵץ (hames)

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