Lexical Definition

‎חָמַר‎ châmar (khaw-mar') to aggitate ^H:V
a primitive root; also as denominative (from ‎חֵמָר‎)

daub, befoul, be red, trouble.

• properly, to boil up
• hence, to ferment (with scum)
• to glow (with redness)
• to smear with pitch

1) to boil, foam, foam up, ferment
1a) (Qal) to boil, foam up
1b) (Poalal) to be troubled, be in turmoil
2)(Poalal) to be reddened
3) (Qal) to daub, seal up, cover or smear with asphalt

See Greek: ταράσσω

Extended Information

• (Poalal) to be reddened

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎חָמַר‎ verb ferment, boil or foam up (Arabic ferment, leaven, , noun leaven; see Lag^{BN 207}); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎׳‎‎וְיַיִן ח‎ Ps 75:9* and wine which foams, (others from IV. ‎חמר‎ be red); 3 plural ‎חָֽמְרוּ‎ is suggested by We as possible Hab 3:15 (for ᵑ0 ‎חֹמֶר‎ q. v.) the great waters foamed; Imperfect 3 masculine plural ‎יֶחֱמוּ יֶחְמְרוּ מֵימָיו‎ Ps 46:4* let its water roar and foam. Pe`al`al Perfect passive 3 plural ‎מֵעַי חֳמַרְמָ֑רוּ‎ Lam 1:20 my bowels are in a ferment (|| ‎נֶהְפַּךְ לִבִּי‎), of distressat calamities of Jerusalem; so ‎חֳמַרְמְרוּ מֵעַי‎ Lam 2:11. — Job 16:16 see IV. ‎חמר‎.

II. [‎חָמַר‎] verb denominative cover or smear with asphalt, only Qal Imperfect 3 feminine singular suffix ‎וַתַּחְמְרָה‎ Exod 2:3 (E); on form of suffix see Ges^{«GKC:58»§ 58}, 3, R, 1.

IV. [‎חמר‎] verb be red (Arabic II. dye red, redness, reddish brown (apparently skin-colour) so Thes MV Ba^{NB 192} and others) — only Pe`al`al Perfect passive ‎פָּנַי חֳמַרְמְרֻ֯ה‎ Job 16:16 my face is reddened from weeping. — Lam 1:20; Lam 2:11 see I. ‎חמר‎.

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