Lexicon
חֲמוֹר
cha.mo.rah
H2565
H:N-M Hebrew

heap

2
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language

cha.mo.rah denotes heaps, used in Samson’s wordplay after striking down a thousand men.

The attested use refers to heaps in Samson’s saying, where the singular form and a second supplied surface form occur in the clause the APB renders “heaps upon heaps.”

Senses in use

  1. Heaps in Samson’s saying · dominant

    In Judges 15:16, the forms occur in Samson’s statement following his claim to have struck down a thousand men; the APB renders the relevant clause “heaps upon heaps.” The supplied morphology identifies one occurrence as a common masculine singular absolute noun, while the verse’s repetition presents a piling-up expression.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Judges 15:16, the APB presents the expression as “heaps upon heaps,”.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture