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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H2557 - Leaven

Strong's No.:H2557

Hebrew:חָמֵץ

Transliteration:châmêts

Phonetic:khaw-mates'

Word Origin:From H2556

Bible Usage:{leaven} leavened (bread).

Part of Speech:Noun Masculine

Strongs
Definition:

{ferment} (figuratively) extortion


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. the thing leavened, leaven


Bible References:
Leaven

Translation
Occurrences:
bread ( 5 )
leaven ( 5 )
leavened ( 3 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.