King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H2558
Transliteration: chomets
Phonetic Spelling: (kho'-mets)
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: vinegar
Meaning: vinegar
Word Summary
chomets: vinegar
Original Word: חֹמֶץTransliteration: chomets
Phonetic Spelling: (kho'-mets)
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: vinegar
Meaning: vinegar
Strong's Concordance
vinegar From chamets; vinegar -- vinegar.
see HEBREW chamets
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H2558. chomets
חֹ֫מֶץ noun masculine vinegar — ׳ח absolute Proverbs 10:26 3t.; construct Numbers 6:3 (twice in verse); — a common condiment Ruth 2:14, forbidden to Nazirite (׳ח יין and ׳ח שֵׁכָר) Numbers 6:3 (twice in verse) (P), offered (in cruelty) to a thirsty man Psalm 69:22 (figurative for harshness lack of sympathy); in simile of sluggard לַשִּׁנַּיִם כַּחֹמֶץ Proverbs 10:26, ׳ח עַלנָֿ֑תֶר 25:20 vinegar on nitre (simile of merry songs for the heavy-hearted).