חומה
Hebrew
Etymology
Compare Ugaritic 𐎈𐎎𐎚 (ḥmt, “wall”).
Noun
חוֹמָה • (khomá) f (plural indefinite חוֹמוֹת, singular construct חוֹמַת־, plural construct חוֹמוֹת־)
- large, high wall, usually of stone or brick, that serves or once served as a barrier to the passage of people or animals
Derived terms
- חוֹמַת בֶּרְלִין (khomát berlin)
References
- H2346 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- “חומה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
חומה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he