2562. chamar
Strong's Lexicon
chamar: To boil up, ferment, foam

Original Word: חֲמַר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: chamar
Pronunciation: khaw-mar'
Phonetic Spelling: (kham-ar')
Definition: To boil up, ferment, foam
Meaning: wine

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "chamar," related concepts of fermentation and emotional agitation can be found in Greek words like ζέω (zeo, Strong's G2204), meaning to boil or be fervent.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "chamar" primarily conveys the idea of boiling or foaming, often used metaphorically to describe emotions or physical processes. In the context of liquids, it refers to fermentation, as seen in the production of wine. The term can also describe the agitation or turmoil of emotions, such as anger or passion.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, wine was a common beverage, and its production was a significant part of daily life. The process of fermentation, described by "chamar," was well understood and symbolically associated with transformation and potency. The foaming or boiling of liquids was also a vivid metaphor for intense emotions, reflecting the dynamic and sometimes volatile nature of human experience.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to chemer
Definition
wine
NASB Translation
wine (6).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
wine

(Aramaic) corresponding to chemer; wine -- wine.

see HEBREW chemer

Forms and Transliterations
חֲמַ֣ר חֲמַר֙ חַמְרָ֑א חַמְרָ֗א חַמְרָ֥א חַמְרָא֮ חמר חמרא chaMar chamRa ḥă·mar ḥam·rā ḥămar ḥamrā
Links
Interlinear GreekInterlinear HebrewStrong's NumbersEnglishman's Greek ConcordanceEnglishman's Hebrew ConcordanceParallel Texts
Englishman's Concordance
Ezra 6:9
HEB: חִנְטִ֞ין מְלַ֣ח ׀ חֲמַ֣ר וּמְשַׁ֗ח כְּמֵאמַ֨ר
NAS: salt, wine and anointing oil,
KJV: salt, wine, and oil,
INT: and wheat salt wine and anointing request

Ezra 7:22
HEB: מְאָ֔ה וְעַד־ חֲמַר֙ בַּתִּ֣ין מְאָ֔ה
NAS: 100baths of wine, 100 baths
KJV: baths of wine, and to an hundred
INT: an hundred until of wine baths an hundred

Daniel 5:1
HEB: וְלָקֳבֵ֥ל אַלְפָּ֖א חַמְרָ֥א שָׁתֵֽה׃
NAS: and he was drinking wine in the presence
KJV: and drank wine before
INT: the presence of the thousand wine was drinking

Daniel 5:2
HEB: אֲמַ֣ר ׀ בִּטְעֵ֣ם חַמְרָ֗א לְהַיְתָיָה֙ לְמָאנֵי֙
NAS: tasted the wine, he gave orders
KJV: whiles he tasted the wine, commanded
INT: gave make to eat the wine to bring vessels

Daniel 5:4
HEB: אִשְׁתִּ֖יו חַמְרָ֑א וְ֠שַׁבַּחוּ לֵֽאלָהֵ֞י
NAS: They drank the wine and praised
KJV: They drank wine, and praised
INT: drank the wine and praised the gods

Daniel 5:23
HEB: שֵֽׁגְלָתָ֣ךְ וּלְחֵנָתָךְ֮ חַמְרָא֮ שָׁתַ֣יִן בְּהוֹן֒
NAS: have been drinking wine from them; and you have praised
KJV: have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised
INT: your wives and your concubines wine have been drinking the gods

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2562
6 Occurrences


ḥă·mar — 2 Occ.
ḥam·rā — 4 Occ.















2561
Top of Page
Top of Page