TBESH · H2564
חֵמָר · che.mar · bitumen
slime, pitch, asphalt, bitumen
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che.mar H2564
חֵמָר (che.mar) means “bitumen” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
חֵמָר Hebrew · H2564 3 tagged occurrences in 3 verses
Pronunciation guide: khay-mawr' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
from H2560 (חָמַר); bitumen (as rising to the surface)
KJV glosses: slime(-pit).
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How translators render H2564
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and tar | 1 |
| was full of tar | 1 |
| with tar | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and slime | 1 |
| it with slime | 1 |
| slimepits | 1 |
Verses containing H2564
Page 1 of 1. 3 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Genesis 11:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” So they used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of mortar.
Read word by word - Genesis 14:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some men fell into the pits, but the survivors fled to the hill country.
Read word by word - Exodus 2:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But when she could no longer hide him, she got him a papyrus basket and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in the basket and set it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.
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