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חָמַר H2560
H2560 is the Hebrew word חָמַר, transliterated châmar and said khaw-mar'. The King James Version most often renders it troubled.
What it means
properly, to boil up; hence, to ferment (with scum); to glow (with redness); to smear with pitch.
Where it comes from
a primitive root; also as denominative (from H2564 (חֵמָר)).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: daub, befoul, be red, trouble.
Verses using חָמַר
All 6 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 2:3 · KJV
And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river’s brink.
Job 16:16 · KJV
My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
Psalm 46:3 · KJV
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
Psalm 75:8 · KJV
For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.
Lamentations 1:20 · KJV
Behold, O LORD; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.
Lamentations 2:11 · KJV
Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2560 mean?
H2560 is the Hebrew word חָמַר (châmar), meaning properly, to boil up; hence, to ferment (with scum); to glow (with redness); to smear with pitch.
How is H2560 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it troubled (3 times), daubed (1 time), foul (1 time), red (1 time).
How many times does H2560 appear in the Bible?
חָמַר (châmar) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2560 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root; also as denominative (from H2564 (חֵמָר)).
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