חָמַר
cha.mar
H2560B
H:V
Hebrew
to daub
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Hebrew
Language
cha.mar describes coating the reed ark with bitumen and pitch in Exodus 2:3.
The attested use describes applying a protective coating to the reed ark with bitumen and pitch in Exodus 2:3.
Senses in use
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Coating a reed ark with bitumen and pitch · dominant
In Exodus 2:3, the Qal sequential imperfect form occurs in the action of preparing a reed ark before placing the youth in it; the APB renders the clause “daubed it with bitumen and pitch.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Exodus 2:3, the APB presents the action as “daubed it with bitumen and pitch”; This rendering is read from the clause as a whole.