חֶ֫מֶר
che.mer
H2561
H:N-M
Hebrew
wine
1
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language
che.mer denotes wine in the single attested clause, where it is drunk as foaming wine from grapes.
The attested use places che.mer in a list of rich foods and drink: Deuteronomy 32:14 describes it as wine drunk “from the blood of grapes.”
Senses in use
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Wine drunk from grapes · dominant
In Deuteronomy 32:14, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause about drinking wine “from the blood of grapes.” The APB renders the surrounding clause “and you drank foaming wine from the blood of grapes.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Deuteronomy 32:14, the APB presents the clause as “and you drank foaming wine from the blood of grapes.” The precise contribution of the Hebrew noun cannot be separated beyond this wine context.