כַּ/חֹ֤מֶץ
𐤊/𐤇𐤌𐤑
kachomets
like vinegar
from חָמֵץ; vinegar; vinegar.
Proverbs 10:26 · Word #1
Lexicon H2558
| Lemma | חֹמֶץ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤌𐤑 |
| Transliteration | chômets |
| Strong's | H2558 |
| In-context | like vinegar |
Morphology HRd/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H2558-03
like sour-ferment
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common masculine singular absolute (Ncmsa) with prefixed comparative preposition כ (“like/as”). No article or pronominal suffix. Occurs once in this form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חֹמֶץ is a masculine singular absolute form meaning "vinegar," derived from the root חמץ (“to be sour, to ferment”). Rendering it as "sour-ferment" preserves the root sense of souring and fermentation, while the prefixed כ is reflected in "like," and the singular form is maintained. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חמץ (sourness, fermentation, leavening, becoming sharp or acidic)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2558-01 |
bachomets | in the fermented-sour wine |
H2557-01 |
chamets | fermented-dough |
H2556-01 |
chamets | soured-thing |
Word Usage (6 occurrences of H2558)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers 6:3 | חֹ֥מֶץ | chomets | vinegar |
| Numbers 6:3 | וְ/חֹ֥מֶץ | vechomets | and vinegar |
| Psalms 69:22 | חֹֽמֶץ | chomets | vinegar |