2529. chemah

Strong's Concordance

chemah: curd

Original Word: חֶמְאָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: chemah
Phonetic Spelling: (khem-aw')
Definition: curd

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
curd
NASB Translation
butter (2), curds (8).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

חֶמְאָה noun feminine curd; — ׳ח Genesis 18:8 6t.; = חֵמָה Job 29:6; construct חֶמְאַת Deuteronomy 32:14; curd, curdled milk, modern labben ׳מִיץ חָלָב יוֺצִיא ח Proverbs 30:33, elsewhere joined with חָלָב Genesis 18:8(J) Deuteronomy 32:14 (poem; חֶמְאַת בָּקָר וַחֲלֵב צאֹן), Judges 5:25 (where served בְּסֵפֶל אַדִּירִים, see ספל); with דְּבַשׁ 2 Samuel 17:29; Isaiah 7:15,22 (twice in verse); compare ׳נַחֲלֵי דבשׁ וח figurative of abundance Job 20:17; בִּרְחֹץ חֲלִיכַי בְּחֵמָ֑ה Job 29:6 ("" מַּלְגֵישָֽֿׁמֶן ׃ צוּר יָצוּק). **On mode of making lebben, by shaking milk in sour milk-skin, see Doughty^{Arab. Des. i. 221, 263; ii. 304, etc.} Thomson^{Land and Book ii. 418} See also ARSK^{Ency. Bib. MILK}.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

butter

Or (shortened) chemah {khay-maw'}; from the same root as chowmah; curdled milk or cheese -- butter.

see HEBREW chowmah

Forms and Transliterations

בְּחֵמָ֑ה בחמה וְחֶמְאָ֗ה וְחֶמְאָֽה׃ וחמאה וחמאה׃ חֶמְאַ֨ת חֶמְאָ֑ה חֶמְאָ֗ה חֶמְאָ֜ה חֶמְאָ֤ה חֶמְאָ֥ה חֶמְאָֽה׃ חמאה חמאה׃ חמאת bə·ḥê·māh becheMah bəḥêmāh chemAh chemAt ḥem’āh ḥem’aṯ ḥem·’āh ḥem·’aṯ vechemAh wə·ḥem·’āh wəḥem’āh

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 18:8
HEB: וַיִּקַּ֨ח חֶמְאָ֜ה וְחָלָ֗ב וּבֶן־
NAS: He took curds and milk and the calf
KJV: And he took butter, and milk,
INT: took curds and milk afflicted

Deuteronomy 32:14
HEB: חֶמְאַ֨ת בָּקָ֜ר וַחֲלֵ֣ב
NAS: Curds of cows, and milk
KJV: Butter of kine, and milk
INT: Curds of cows and milk

Judges 5:25
HEB: אַדִּירִ֖ים הִקְרִ֥יבָה חֶמְאָֽה׃
NAS: bowl she brought him curds.
KJV: she brought forth butter in a lordly
INT: A magnificent brought curds

2 Samuel 17:29
HEB: וּדְבַ֣שׁ וְחֶמְאָ֗ה וְצֹאן֙ וּשְׁפ֣וֹת
NAS: honey, curds, sheep, and cheese
KJV: And honey, and butter, and sheep,
INT: honey curds sheep and cheese

Job 20:17
HEB: נַ֝חֲלֵ֗י דְּבַ֣שׁ וְחֶמְאָֽה׃
NAS: flowing with honey and curds.
KJV: the brooks of honey and butter.
INT: flowing honey and curds

Job 29:6
HEB: בִּרְחֹ֣ץ הֲלִיכַ֣י בְּחֵמָ֑ה וְצ֥וּר יָצ֥וּק
NAS: were bathed in butter, And the rock
KJV: my steps with butter, and the rock
INT: were bathed my steps butter and the rock poured

Proverbs 30:33
HEB: חָלָ֡ב י֘וֹצִ֤יא חֶמְאָ֗ה וּֽמִיץ־ אַ֭ף
NAS: produces butter, And pressing
KJV: bringeth forth butter, and the wringing
INT: of milk produces butter and pressing the nose

Isaiah 7:15
HEB: חֶמְאָ֥ה וּדְבַ֖שׁ יֹאכֵ֑ל
NAS: He will eat curds and honey
KJV: Butter and honey shall he eat,
INT: curds and honey will eat

Isaiah 7:22
HEB: חָלָ֖ב יֹאכַ֣ל חֶמְאָ֑ה כִּֽי־ חֶמְאָ֤ה
NAS: he will eat curds, for everyone
KJV: he shall eat butter: for butter
INT: of the milk will eat curds for curds

Isaiah 7:22
HEB: חֶמְאָ֑ה כִּֽי־ חֶמְאָ֤ה וּדְבַשׁ֙ יֹאכֵ֔ל
NAS: the land will eat curds and honey.
KJV: butter: for butter and honey
INT: curds for curds and honey will eat

10 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2529
10 Occurrences

bə·ḥê·māh — 1 Occ.
ḥem·’āh — 6 Occ.
ḥem·’aṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·ḥem·’āh — 2 Occ.