Lexicon
חָמַר
cha.mar
H2560B
H:V Hebrew

to daub

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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

  1. 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.

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