H2556 חמץ - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon Number

חמץ
châmêts
khaw-mates'
A primitive root; to be pungent; that is, in taste (sour, that is, literally fermented, or figuratively harsh), in color (dazzling)

KJV Usage: cruel (man), dyed, be grieved, leavened.

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions

BDB2875
BDB2880
BDB2881

חמץ

1. to be leavened, be sour
a. (Qal) to be leavened
b. (Hiphil) to taste something leavened
c. (Hithpael) to be embittered, grieved
2. to be cruel, oppress, be ruthless
3. to be red
Origin: a primitive root
TWOT: TWOT- 679,680,681
Parts of Speech: Verb

View how H2556 חמץ is used in the Bible

8 occurrences of H2556 חמץ

Exodus 12:19	that which is leavened,
Exodus 12:20	nothing leavened;
Exodus 12:34	before it was leavened,
Exodus 12:39	for it was not leavened;
Psalms 71:4	and embittered man.
Psalms 73:21	was pungent,
Isaiah 63:1	with dyed
Hosea 7:4	until it is leavened.

Distinct usage

1	nothing leavened;
1	before it was leavened,
1	for it was not leavened;
1	until it is leavened.
1	that which is leavened,
1	was pungent,
1	and embittered man.
1	with dyed

Corresponding Greek Words

chamets G91 adikeo
chamets hithpa. G1572 ek kaio
chamets verb,subst G2220 zumoo

Related words

H2556

H2541 חמוץ châmôts

חמוץ
châmôts
khaw-motse'
From H2556; properly violent; by implication a robber

KJV Usage: oppressed.

H2548 חמיץ châmı̂yts

חמיץ
châmı̂yts
khaw-meets'
From H2556; seasoned, that is, salt provender

KJV Usage: clean.

H2557 חמץ châmêts

חמץ
châmêts
khaw-mates'
From H2556; ferment, (figuratively) extortion

KJV Usage: leaven, leavened (bread).