What does חֶמְאָה (ḥemĕʾāh) mean in the Bible?
חֶמְאָה (ḥemĕʾāh): Dairy product from milk transformation; literal staple food that becomes metaphor for richness and sustenance
Hebrew · H2529
חֶמְאָה
Curdled milk or cheese
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חֶמְאָה H2529
Pronunciation ḥemĕʾāh
What does חֶמְאָה (ḥemĕʾāh) mean in the Bible?
חֶמְאָה (ḥemĕʾāh): Dairy product from milk transformation; literal staple food that becomes metaphor for richness and sustenance
Full entry for חֶמְאָה (H2529) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2529?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include curds (6), and cream (1), butter (1), in cream (1), with curds (1).
Where does חֶמְאָה (ḥemĕʾāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 18:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Job (2), 2 Samuel (1), Deuteronomy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It curds 6× Genesis 18:8, Judges 5:25, 2 Samuel 17:29, Isaiah 7:15
and cream 1× Job 20:17
butter 1× Proverbs 30:33
in cream 1× Job 29:6
with curds 1× Deuteronomy 32:14
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 18:8 חֶמְאָ֜ה to curds Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 32:14 חֶמְאַ֨ת to with curds Noun - feminine singular construct Judges 5:25 חֶמְאָֽה׃ to curds Noun - feminine singular 2 Samuel 17:29 וְחֶמְאָ֗ה to curds Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Job 20:17 וְחֶמְאָֽה׃ to and cream Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Job 29:6 בְּחֵמָ֑ה to in cream Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Proverbs 30:33 חֶמְאָ֗ה to butter Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 7:15 חֶמְאָ֥ה to curds Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 7:22 חֶמְאָ֑ה to curds Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 7:22 חֶמְאָ֤ה to curds Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 18:8
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 7
Genesis 1 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 1 2 Samuel 1 Job 2 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 3
Source forms
בְּחֵמָ֑ה 1x bə·ḥê·māh Job 29:6
וְחֶמְאָ֗ה 1x wə·ḥem·’āh 2 Samuel 17:29
וְחֶמְאָֽה׃ 1x wə·ḥem·’āh Job 20:17
חֶמְאָ֜ה 1x ḥem·’āh Genesis 18:8
חֶמְאָ֗ה 1x ḥem·’āh Proverbs 30:33
חֶמְאָ֥ה 1x ḥem·’āh Isaiah 7:15
חֶמְאָ֑ה 1x ḥem·’āh Isaiah 7:22
חֶמְאָ֤ה 1x ḥem·’āh Isaiah 7:22
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 6x Genesis 18:8, Judges 5:25, Proverbs 30:33, Isaiah 7:15
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 2x 2 Samuel 17:29, Job 20:17
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Deuteronomy 32:14
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 1x Job 29:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Dairy product from milk transformation; literal staple food that becomes metaphor for richness and sustenance
Source Gloss
curdled milk or cheese
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Dairy product from milk transformation; literal staple food that becomes metaphor for richness and sustenance
curdled milk or cheese BDB: curd Usage: butter.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חֶמְאָה is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain