Hebrew · H2543

חֲמוֹר

A male ass (from its dun red )

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חֲמוֹר H2543

Pronunciation ḥămwōr

What does חֲמוֹר (ḥămwōr) mean in the Bible?

חֲמוֹר (ḥămwōr): Beast of burden valued for strength and stubbornness; vehicle for kings and humble folk alike

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Questions this entry answers

What does חֲמוֹר (ḥămwōr) mean in the Bible?

חֲמוֹר (ḥămwōr): Beast of burden valued for strength and stubbornness; vehicle for kings and humble folk alike

How does the BSB render H2543?

The BSB source-word alignment has 96 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include donkeys (20), the donkey (10), a donkey (6), and donkeys (6), donkey (6).

Where does חֲמוֹר (ḥămwōr) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 12:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (17), Exodus (12), 1 Samuel (10), Judges (10).

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

donkeys 20× Genesis 32:5, Genesis 34:28, Genesis 45:23, Exodus 9:3

the donkey 10× Genesis 22:5, Exodus 23:5, 1 Samuel 25:23, 1 Kings 13:13

a donkey 6× Exodus 4:20, Exodus 21:33, Exodus 22:9, Exodus 22:10

and donkeys 6× Genesis 24:35, Genesis 30:43, Joshua 6:21, 1 Samuel 8:16

donkey 6× Genesis 49:14, Exodus 13:13, Exodus 22:4, Exodus 23:4

his donkey 4× Genesis 22:3, Judges 19:28, 2 Samuel 17:23, 1 Kings 2:40

of a donkey 4× Exodus 34:20, Judges 15:15, Judges 15:16

or donkey 4× Exodus 20:17, Deuteronomy 5:14, Deuteronomy 5:21, 1 Samuel 12:3

her donkey 3× Joshua 15:18, Judges 1:14, 1 Samuel 25:20

on donkeys 3× 1 Chronicles 12:40, 2 Chronicles 28:15, Isaiah 21:7

the donkeys 3× Genesis 36:24, 1 Samuel 27:9, 2 Samuel 16:2

for his donkey 2× Genesis 42:27, Deuteronomy 22:3

of donkeys 2× Judges 19:3, Ezekiel 23:20

their donkeys 2× Genesis 42:26, Genesis 44:13

with the donkey 2× 1 Kings 13:24, 1 Kings 13:28

a donkey [loaded with] 1× 1 Samuel 16:20

a donkey’s 1× 2 Kings 6:25

and a donkey 1× Deuteronomy 22:10

and donkey 1× Isaiah 32:20

and the donkey 1× Isaiah 1:3

and their donkeys 1× Genesis 47:17

and your donkey 1× Exodus 23:12

for our donkeys 1× Judges 19:19

for the donkey 1× Proverbs 26:3

for their donkeys 1× Genesis 43:24

his donkeys 1× Judges 19:21

I will have my donkey 1× 2 Samuel 19:26

like a donkey 1× Jeremiah 22:19

male and female donkeys 1× Genesis 12:16

nor donkeys 1× Judges 6:4

on their donkeys 1× Joshua 9:4

our donkeys 1× Genesis 43:18

with their donkeys 1× Genesis 44:3

Your donkey 1× Deuteronomy 28:31

Show sample aligned rows

Genesis 12:16 וַחֲמֹרִ֔ים to male and female donkeys Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Genesis 22:3 חֲמֹר֔וֹ to his donkey Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 22:5 הַחֲמ֔וֹר to the donkey Article | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 24:35 וַחֲמֹרִֽים׃ to and donkeys Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Genesis 30:43 וַחֲמֹרִֽים׃ to and donkeys Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Genesis 32:5 וַחֲמ֔וֹר to donkeys Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 34:28 חֲמֹרֵיהֶּ֑ם to donkeys Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Genesis 36:24 הַחֲמֹרִ֖ים to the donkeys Article | Noun - masculine plural Genesis 42:26 חֲמֹרֵיהֶ֑ם to their donkeys Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Genesis 42:27 לַחֲמֹר֖וֹ to for his donkey Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 12:16

Aligned rows 96

Books represented 20

Genesis 17 Exodus 12 Numbers 6 Deuteronomy 6 Joshua 4 Judges 10 1 Samuel 10 2 Samuel 4 1 Kings 9 2 Kings 3 1 Chronicles 2 2 Chronicles 1 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 2 Job 1 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 1 Zechariah 2

Source forms

הַחֲמ֔וֹר 7x ha·ḥă·mō·wr Genesis 22:5, Judges 15:16, Judges 19:28, 1 Samuel 25:42

הַחֲמ֑וֹר 5x ha·ḥă·mō·wr Joshua 15:18, Judges 1:14, 1 Samuel 25:23, 1 Kings 13:13

וַחֲמֹרִ֕ים 3x wa·ḥă·mō·rîm Numbers 31:34, Numbers 31:39, Numbers 31:45

חֲמ֨וֹר 3x ḥă·mō·wr Exodus 22:10, Numbers 16:15, Deuteronomy 22:4

חֲמ֖וֹר 3x ḥă·mō·wr Judges 15:15, Isaiah 21:7, Jeremiah 22:19

חֲמֹר֔וֹ 3x ḥă·mō·rōw Genesis 22:3, Genesis 44:13, 1 Kings 2:40

הַחֲמ֗וֹר 2x ha·ḥă·mō·wr 1 Samuel 25:20, 2 Samuel 17:23

הַחֲמֹרִ֖ים 2x ha·ḥă·mō·rîm Genesis 36:24, Numbers 31:28

Parsing patterns

Article | Noun - masculine singular 18x Genesis 22:5, Exodus 4:20, Joshua 15:18, Judges 1:14

Noun - masculine singular 14x Exodus 13:13, Exodus 21:33, Exodus 22:4, Exodus 22:9

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 8x Genesis 12:16, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 30:43, Numbers 31:34

Noun - masculine plural 7x Genesis 45:23, Judges 19:3, Judges 19:10, 2 Samuel 16:1

Article | Noun - masculine plural 6x Genesis 36:24, Numbers 31:28, Numbers 31:30, 1 Samuel 25:18

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 6x Genesis 32:5, Joshua 6:21, Judges 6:4, 1 Samuel 22:19

Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 5x Genesis 22:3, Genesis 44:13, Exodus 23:4, Joshua 7:24

Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular 4x 1 Kings 13:24, 2 Kings 7:10, Isaiah 32:20, Zechariah 14:15

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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What does חֲמוֹר (ḥămwōr) mean in the Bible?

What does חֲמוֹר (ḥămwōr) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H2543?

Where does חֲמוֹר (ḥămwōr) appear in Scripture?

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