חֲמוֹר chamor

Hebrew word for “donkey” · Strong’s H2543 · used 96 times in 93 verses

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Meaning

(he) ass

How it is translated

Glosses given for chamor in context, with how often each is used:

• donkey 56
• donkeys 39
• male donkeys 1

Where it is used

Also in 8 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

1 Kings 13 (6), Numbers 31 (5), Judges 19 (5), 1 Samuel 25 (4), Exodus 22 (3), Exodus 23 (3), Deuteronomy 22 (3), Genesis 22 (2), Genesis 42 (2), Genesis 43 (2)

Forms

• החמור 17
• חמור 16
• וחמרים 7
• וחמור 7
• חמרו 5
• החמרים 5
• חמרים 5
• והחמור 4
• חמריהם 3
• לחמרו 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with chamor more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• שׁוֹר shor “cattle” 22
• גָּמָל gamal “camel” 12
• צֹאן tson “flock” 15
• חָבַשׁ chavash “to saddle/tie” 9
• שֶׂה seh “sheep” 9
• לָקַח laqach “to take” 14
• בָּקָר baqar “cattle” 9
• עֶבֶד eved “servant/slave” 12
• יַיִן yayin “wine” 8
• רָכַב rakhav “to ride” 7
• לֶחֶם lechem “food” 9
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 14

Key verses

The verses using chamor that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 22:3 — And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt…
• Genesis 24:35 — And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and…
• Exodus 20:17 — Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor…
• Numbers 16:15 — And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.
• Joshua 7:24 — And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and…
• 1 Samuel 12:3 — Behold, here I witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom…
• 1 Samuel 15:3 — Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and…
• 2 Samuel 16:1 — And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two…
• 2 Samuel 17:23 — And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in…
• Nehemiah 13:15 — In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all…
• Isaiah 1:3 — The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
• Zechariah 9:9 — Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.