Lexicon
חֹ֫מֶר
cho.mer
H2563B
H:N-M Hebrew

heap

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cho.mer denotes a gathered mass, explicitly pictured as the mass of many waters in Habakkuk 3:15.

The attested use denotes a gathered mass: Habakkuk 3:15 places the singular construct form with “many waters,” while Exodus 8:10 has plural forms whose specific contribution is not exposed by the supplied translation.

Senses in use

  1. A gathered mass · dominant

    In Habakkuk 3:15, the singular construct form occurs in the phrase that the APB renders “the heap of many waters,” presenting the term in relation to the waters. Exodus 8:10 contains two masculine plural absolute forms, but the supplied APB verse does not preserve a clause that isolates their contribution.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Habakkuk 3:15, the APB renders the relevant phrase “the heap of many waters.” In Exodus 8:10, the supplied translation does not make the term’s contribution visible.

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