חֲמֹרָתָ֑יִם

𐤇𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤌

chămôrâh

upon heaps

A heap, especially of material substances such as earth, clay, or grain; by extension, a mound, pile, or mass collected in one place. The word can denote an amassed group or aggregation of material, either formed naturally or intentionally gathered.

H2565

Judges 15:16 · Word #6

Lexicon H2565

Lemmaחֲמֹרָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤌𐤓𐤄
Transliterationchămôrâh
Strong'sH2565
DefinitionA heap, especially of material substances such as earth, clay, or grain; by extension, a mound, pile, or mass collected in one place. The word can denote an amassed group or aggregation of material, either formed naturally or intentionally gathered.

Morphology HNcmda All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number d — Dual — Dual (exactly two)
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

Common Translation

Phraseupon heaps

SIBI-P1 Translation H2565-02

two heaps

Morphological NotesCommon noun, masculine form, dual number, absolute state.
Rendering RationaleThe noun derives from חמר, meaning to heap or pile up, and the dual ending -ַיִם marks two instances of such a mass. The rendering preserves both the root sense of accumulated material and the dual number.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

two heaps

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 'two heaps' is correct; the dual form with this noun means 'two heaps.'