הַ/חֵ֑מֶת
𐤄/𐤇𐤌𐤕
hachemet
the skin
from the same as חוֹמָה; a skin bottle (as tied up); bottle.
Genesis 21:15 · Word #4
Lexicon H2573
| Lemma | חֵמֶת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤌𐤕 |
| Transliteration | chêmeth |
| Strong's | H2573 |
| In-context | the skin |
Morphology HTd/Ncfsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H2573-02
the enclosing skin-flask
| Morphological Notes | Noun common feminine singular absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ). Occurs here in a definite form, referring to a specific skin container. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חֵמֶת is a feminine singular absolute form with the definite article ("the"). Deriving from a root associated with heat and enclosing (as seen in חוֹמָה, "wall"), it denotes a skin container bound and sealed around its contents. "The enclosing skin-flask" preserves both the concrete image of an animal skin wrapped around liquid and the definite, feminine singular morphology. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חמה (heat, burning, enclosure, surrounding)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2574-01 |
bachamat | in Hamath, the Walled-City |
H2346-01 |
bachomah | in the enclosing-wall |
H2346-02 |
bechomah | in a joined protective wall |
Word Usage (4 occurrences of H2573)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 21:14 | וְ/חֵ֨מַת | vechemat | and a skin of |
| Genesis 21:15 | הַ/חֵ֑מֶת | hachemet | the skin |
| Genesis 21:19 | הַ/חֵ֨מֶת֙ | hachemet | the skin |