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title: חָמֵץ — that which is leavened · The Tanakh dictionary
description: חָמֵץ (2557), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 11 times: that which is leavened. BDB 1906: n.m. that which is leavened. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# חָמֵץ

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«חָמֵץ» in the Tanakh dictionary: **that which is leavened** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 11 times · **Key:** 2557 · **BDB:** חָמֵץ²

### Glosses

leaven (10); of.leaven (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

that which is leavened [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1495/2557/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.m. that which is leavened [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1495/2557/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.m. Ex 13:3 that which is leavened—ח׳ Ex 12:15 + 10 times—forbidden at Passover Ex 12:15 (P), 13:3, 7 (JE), Dt 16:3, in all sacrifices Ex 23:18; 34:25 (both JE); cf. Am 4:5; Lv 2:11; 6:10 (P; appos.); exceptions are לֶחֶם ח׳ of peace-offering Lv 7:13 (P), and the wave-loaves (ח׳ appos.) Lv 23:17 (H).—v. RSSem 203 OTJC 2, 345.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 11 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (9 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (8 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «חָמֵץ» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1495/2557/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Leviticus 7:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.7.13/)

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עַל־חַלֹּת֙ לֶ֣חֶם חָמֵ֔ץ יַקְרִ֖יב קָרְבָּנ֑וֹ עַל־זֶ֖בַח תּוֹדַ֥ת שְׁלָמָֽיו׃

*Word for word:* with cakes bread of.leaven he.will.present present his with the.sacrifice of.the.thanksgiving his.peace.offering(s) his

*JPS 1917:* With cakes of leavened bread he shall present his offering with the sacrifice of his peace-offerings for thanksgiving.

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[Exodus 23:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.18/)

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לֹֽא־תִזְבַּ֥ח עַל־חָמֵ֖ץ דַּם־זִבְחִ֑י וְלֹֽא־יָלִ֥ין חֵֽלֶב־חַגִּ֖י עַד־בֹּֽקֶר׃

*Word for word:* not you.must.sacrifice with leaven the.blood my.sacrifice my and not it.will.remain.overnight the.fat my.festival.sacrifice my until morning

*JPS 1917:* Thou shalt not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of My feast remain all night until the morning.

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