חָמֵץ chamets
Hebrew word for “leaven” · Strong’s H2557 · used 11 times in 11 verses
Meaning
the thing leavened, leaven
How it is translated
Glosses given for chamets in context, with how often each is used:
- leaven 10
- thing leavened 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus | 5 | 0.3 | |
| Leviticus | 4 | 0.3 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Amos | 1 | 0.5 |
Chapters where it is used most
Exodus 13 (2), Exodus 12 (1), Exodus 23 (1), Exodus 34 (1), Leviticus 2 (1), Leviticus 6 (1), Leviticus 7 (1), Leviticus 23 (1), Deuteronomy 16 (1), Amos 4 (1)
Forms
- חמץ 10
- מחמץ 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with chamets more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- שְׂאֹר seor “leaven” 3
- מַצָּה matstsah “unleavened bread” 3
- זֶבַח zevach “sacrifice” 3
- אָכַל akhal “to eat” 4
- אָפָה aphah “to bake” 2
- תּוֹדָה todah “thanksgiving” 2
- לֶחֶם lechem “food” 3
- שֶׁבַע sheva “seven” 3
- חַג chag “feast” 2
- אִשֶּׁה ishshah “food offering” 2
- לוּן lun “to lodge” 2
- קָטַר qatar “to offer” 2
Key verses
The verses using chamets that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 12:15 — Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first…
- Exodus 13:3 — And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you…
- Exodus 13:7 — Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy…
- Exodus 23:18 — Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning.
- Exodus 34:25 — Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the morning.
- Leviticus 2:11 — No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made…
- Leviticus 6:17 — It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as…
- Leviticus 7:13 — Besides the cakes, he shall offer for his offering leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings.
- Leviticus 23:17 — Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the…
- Deuteronomy 16:3 — Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the…
- Amos 4:5 — And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord…
See all 11 verses in the Word Atlas
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.