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title: חָמוּץ — the ruthless · The Tanakh dictionary
description: חָמוּץ (lemma:חָמוּץ), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 1 times: the ruthless. BDB 1906: vb. be red. With 1 verse in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# חָמוּץ

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«חָמוּץ» in the Tanakh dictionary: **the ruthless** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 1 verse in layers.

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**Used:** 1 times · **Key:** lemma:חָמוּץ · **BDB:** חמץ

### Glosses

red (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

the ruthless [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1495/lemma_3a_5d7_5b8_5de_5d5_5bc_5e5/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. be red [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1495/lemma_3a_5d7_5b8_5de_5d5_5bc_5e5/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** vb. be red (? cf. Aramaic ܚܡܰܨ Ethpa. blush, be ashamed, poss. orig. be red);— Pt. pass. cstr. חֲמוּץ בְּגָדִים red of garments Is 63:1; poss. also Impf. 3 fs. תֶּחֱמַץ ψ 68:24 that thy foot may be red with blood (for MT תמחץ; so Krochm Hi Gr; most, however, read תרחץ v. רחץ).

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Why these entries: BDB: same consonants, part of speech differs, 1 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses (7 candidates); OSHB: same consonants, part of speech agrees, 0 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (7 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «חָמוּץ» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1495/lemma_3a_5d7_5b8_5de_5d5_5bc_5e5/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Isaiah 63:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.63.1/)

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מִי־זֶ֣ה ׀ בָּ֣א מֵאֱד֗וֹם חֲמ֤וּץ בְּגָדִים֙ מִבָּצְרָ֔ה זֶ֚ה הָד֣וּר בִּלְבוּשׁ֔וֹ צֹעֶ֖ה בְּרֹ֣ב כֹּח֑וֹ אֲנִ֛י מְדַבֵּ֥ר בִּצְדָקָ֖ה רַ֥ב לְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃

*Word for word:* who? this \[is\].coming from Edom red of.garments from Bozrah this.one \[is\].honored in clothing his \[he.is\].bending in the.greatness his.strength his I \[I.am\].speaking in righteousness great to save

*JPS 1917:* 'Who is this that cometh from Edom, with crimsoned garments from Bozrah? This that is glorious in his apparel, stately in the greatness of his strength?' — 'I that speak in victory, mighty to save.' —

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