חָמֵץ

Strong’s Definition

ferment, (figuratively) extortion

Etymology & Derivation

from H2556 (חָמֵץ);

KJV Usage

leaven, leavened (bread).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.the thing leavened, leaven

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: châmêts; Pronunciation: khaw-mates'