חומר

Hebrew

Root
ח־מ־ר‎ (ḥ-m-r)

Noun

חומר / חֹמֶר • (khómer) m (plural indefinite חומרים \\ חֳמָרִים‎, singular construct חומר / חֹמֶר־, plural construct חומרי / חָמְרֵי־‎) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

(Biblical Hebrew) clay, (especially architecture) mortar.
(Biblical Hebrew) mire
(Biblical Hebrew) heap, large mass
(historical units of measure) A homer, a former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6½ bushels.
(historical units of measure) Synonym of כֹּר‎, an approximately equal Hebrew unit of liquid volume.
(modern) material, substance, stuff, matter, chemical agent
חומרי טעם וריח ― chomré táam varéach ― flavorings

Synonyms

(large unit of dry volume): כֹּר‎
(large unit of liquid volume): See כֹּר‎

Derived terms

קל וחומר / קַל וָחֹמֶר‎ (kál vachómer)

Descendants

English: homer, chomer

References

H2563 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
“חמר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
"Weights and Measures" at Oxford Biblical Studies Online