Lexical Definition

‎חוֹמָה‎ chôwmâh (kho-maw') wall ^H:N-F
feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join

wall, walled.

• a wall of protection

1) wall

See Greek: τεῖχος · τοῖχος

Extended Information

part of: רָחָב

• Combined with ra.chav (‎ר‎ָ‎ח‎ָ‎ב‎ "Broad" רָחָב)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חוֺמָה‎₁₃₃ noun feminine wall (as protection; construct ‎חמת‎ MI^{21; 21}) — absolute ‎׳‎‎ח‎ Lev 25:29 + 59 t. (including ‎לְהַחוֺמָה‎ Neh 12:38); ‎חֹמָה‎ Exod 14:29 + 8 t.; construct ‎חוֺמַת‎ Josh 6:5 + 28 t.; suffix ‎חוֺמָתָהּ‎ Nah 2:6*; Nah 3:8 pl, absolute ‎חוֺמוֺת‎ 2Chr 8:5; Isa 26:1 ‎חֹמוֺת‎ Song 5:7 construct ‎חוֺמוֺת‎ Ps 51:20* ‎חוֺמֹת‎ 2Kgs 25:10 + 9 t.; suffix ‎חוֺמֹתַי‎ Isa 56:5 ‎חֹמֹתֶיךָ‎ Deut 28:52; Isa 25:12 ‎חוֺמוֺתַיִךְ‎ Ezek 26:10; Ezek 26:12; Ezek 27:11 (twice in verse); ‎חוֺמֹתַיִךְ‎ Isa 49:16 + 2 t.; ‎חֹמֹתַיִךְ‎ Isa 60:10 ‎חֹמוֺתָ֑יִךְ‎ Ezek 26:9 ‎חוֺמוֺתֶיהָ‎ Jer 50:15 ‎חוֺמֹתֶיהָ‎ Ps 55:11*; Jer 1:15 dual ‎חוֺמֹתַיִם‎ Isa 22:11 ‎חֹמֹתַיִם‎ 2Kgs 25:4 = Jer 52:7 ‎חֹמֹתָ֑יִם‎ Jer 39:4 (on form see Ol^{§ 113 a}); —

1. usually term for wall of city Deut 28:52; Josh 2:15; Josh 6:5; Josh 6:20 (all J E), 1Sam 31:10; 1Sam 31:12; 2Sam 11:20; 2Sam 11:21 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 18:26; 2Kgs 18:27 = Isa 36:11; Isa 36:12; Isa 1:10; Isa 1:14; Isa 20:10; Isa 20:11; Isa 25:12; Nah 2:6*; Nah 3:8; +, Jer 1:15 +, Joel 2:7; Joel 2:9 ‎בֵּין הַחֹמֹתַיִם‎ (of Jerusalem) i.e. between the two walls of the Ophel and the southwest hill respectively, of a reservoir Isa 22:11, a gate 2Kgs 25:4 = Jer 34:4 = Jer 52:7 symbol of Israel, Amos 7:7; 2Chr 8:5; 2Chr 14:6*; 2Chr 25:23; 2Chr 26:6 (3 t. in verse); Ps 51:20*; Neh 1:3 + 31 t. in Nehemiah; ‎חוֺמַת אֲנָךְ‎ Amos 7:7 (literally wall of a plummet) is of doubtful meaning: a wall built plumb, or by means of a plumb-line ? We thinks unintelligible; ‎עִיר חוֺמָה‎ = walled city, Lev 25:29, ‎׳‎‎עִיר אשׁר לֹא ח‎ vLev 25:30 (‎לֹא‎ = ‎לוֺ‎), opposed to ‎׳‎‎הַחֲצֵרִים אשׁר אין להם ח‎ vLev 25:31 (all H); more elaborately ‎גְבֹהָה דְּלָתַיִם וּבְרִ֑יחַ‎ ‎׳‎‎עָרִים בְּצֻרֹת ח‎ Deut 3:5, compare 2Chr 8:5 ‎גְּדֹלוֺת חוֺמָה וּבְרִיחַ נְחשֶׁת‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ 1Kgs 4:13 ‎׳‎‎בְצוּרָה ח‎ Isa 2:15 ‎׳‎‎ח‎ singular of wall of Jerusalem 1Kgs 3:1 + often; contempt. ‎חוֺמַת אַבְנֵיהֶם‎ Neh 3:35* less often plural Neh 2:13 +; of specific portions of wall ‎הָעֹפֶל‎ ‎׳‎‎ח‎ 2Chr 27:3; Neh 3:27 ‎בְּרֵבַת הַשֶּׁלַח‎ ‎׳‎‎ח‎ Neh 3:15 ‎׳‎‎הַח‎ ‎הָֽרְחָבָה‎ Neh 3:8; Neh 12:38 also (generally) of Babylon Jer 51:58. — Men build, ‎בנה‎, the ‎׳‎‎ח‎ 1Kgs 9:15 +, especially (of rebuilding), Neh 2:17 +; fortify it ‎בִּצֵּר‎ Isa 22:10 it is joined together ‎קשׁר‎ Neh 3:38* is repaired ‎׳‎‎עָֽלְתָה אֲרוּכָה לְח‎ Neh 4:1* it falls ‎נפל‎ Josh 6:5; Josh 6:20; 1Kgs 20:30; Ezek 38:20 the enemy makes it fall ‎הִפִּיל‎ 2Sam 20:15 (preceded by ‎מַשְׁחִית‎ si vera lectio, see Dr); destroys it ‎הִשְׁחִית‎ Lam 2:8 ‎שִׁהֵת‎ Ezek 26:4 makes a breach in it ‎׳‎‎פָּרַץ בּ‎ 2Kgs 14:13 = 2Chr 25:23, compare ‎פרץ‎ with accusative 2Chr 26:6; Neh 3:35*, and ‎׳‎‎וֶיִּבֶן אֶתכֿלהֿח‎ ‎הַפְּרוּצָה‎ 2Chr 32:5 also (in simile) ‎׳‎‎עִיר פְּרוּצָה ואין ח‎ Prov 25:28 and Punic participle ‎מְפֹרָ֑צֶת‎ Neh 1:3 one breakes it down ‎נָתַץ‎ 2Kgs 25:10; 2Chr 36:19; Jer 39:8; Jer 52:14 tears it down ‎הָרַס‎ Ezek 26:12, compare passive Jer 50:15 Amos predicts that ‎׳‎‎י‎ will send fire into wall (of Gaza, etc.): ‎׳‎‎וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי אֵשׁ בְּח‎ Amos 1:7; Amos 1:10 or kindle fire in ‎׳‎‎וְהִצַּתִּי אֵשׁ בְּח‎ vAmos 1:14, so Jer 49:27.

2. wall of a building:
a. citadel, fortress; ‎ארמנותיה‎ ‎׳‎‎ח‎ Lam 2:7.
b. surrounding new temple Ezek 40:5; Ezek 42:20.

3. figurative of waters of Red Sea Exod 14:22; Exod 14:29 (P), compare Nah 3:8 of David's men as protectors of Nabal's shepherds 1Sam 25:16 of prophet as object of assault ‎חוֺמַת נְחשֶׁת‎ Jer 1:18 ‎נחשׁת בְּצוּרָה‎ ‎׳‎‎ח‎ Jer 15:20 of strong, virtuous woman Song 8:9; Song 8:10 of salvation, ‎יְשׁוּעָה‎, as defence Isa 26:1 (|| ‎חֵל‎); of ‎׳‎‎י‎ himself ‎׳‎‎ח‎ ‎אֵשׁ‎ Zech 2:9* a dangerous political scheme is called breach in ‎נִשְׁגָּבָה‎ ‎׳‎‎ח‎ Isa 30:13 ‎נִשְׂגָּבָה‎ ‎׳‎‎ח‎ in simile of wealth Prov 18:11 (|| ‎קִרְיַת עֻזּוֺ‎); a reckless man is ‎׳‎‎עִיר פְּרוּצָה אֵין ח‎ Prov 25:28.

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