חמאה
Hebrew
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ח־מ־א (ḥ-m-ʾ) |
Ultimately from Akkadian 𒉌𒉣𒈾 (ḫimētu). Compare Classical Syriac ܚܹܐܘܬܵܐ (ḥeˀwṯā). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
חֶמְאָה • (ḥem'á) f (plural indefinite חֲמָאוֹת, singular construct חֶמְאַת־, plural construct חֶמְאוֹת־) [pattern: קִטְלָה]
- butter
- Tanach, Judges 5:25, with translation of the King James Version:
- מַיִם שָׁאַל חָלָב נָתָנָה; בְּסֵפֶל אַדִּירִים הִקְרִיבָה חֶמְאָה.
- maím shaál ḥaláv natána; əséfel addirím hiqríva ḥemʾá.
- He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
Usage notes
The plural remains almost unused.
References
- “חמאה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
- H2529 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Further reading
חמאה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
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