Lexicon
חֵמָר
che.mar
H2564
H:N-M Hebrew

bitumen

3
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

che.mar denotes a material used for coating, mortar, and wells in the supplied verses.

The occurrences show a material applied to a reed ark, used in construction with bricks, and found in wells in the Valley of Siddim.

Senses in use

  1. Material for coating, building, and wells · dominant

    All three occurrences use the masculine singular absolute form in concrete settings: in Exodus 2:3 the APB renders a reed ark as daubed with “bitumen and pitch”; in Genesis 11:3 it renders the material as serving “for mortar” alongside brick construction; and in Genesis 14:10 it describes wells of the material in the Valley of Siddim.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “bitumen” in each supplied verse, whether it is applied to an ark, used for mortar, or associated with wells. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate every lexical nuance.

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