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חֶמְאָה H2529
H2529 is the Hebrew word חֶמְאָה, transliterated chemʼâh and said khem-aw'. The King James Version most often renders it butter.
What it means
curdled milk or cheese.
Where it comes from
or (shortened) חֵמָה; from the same root as H2346 (חוֹמָה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: butter.
Verses using חֶמְאָה
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 18:8 · KJV
And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
Deuteronomy 32:14 · KJV
Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape.
Judges 5:25 · KJV
He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
2 Samuel 17:29 · KJV
And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
Job 29:6 · KJV
When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
Proverbs 30:33 · KJV
Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
Isaiah 7:15 · KJV
Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
Isaiah 7:22 · KJV
And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk that they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the land.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2529 mean?
H2529 is the Hebrew word חֶמְאָה (chemʼâh), meaning curdled milk or cheese.
How is H2529 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it butter (9 times).
How many times does H2529 appear in the Bible?
חֶמְאָה (chemʼâh) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2529 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or (shortened) חֵמָה; from the same root as H2346 (חוֹמָה).
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