What does חֹמֶץ · ὄξος mean in the Bible?
חֹמֶץ · ὄξος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sour wine or vinegar".
Hebrew · H2558, G3690
חֹמֶץ
Vinegar · vinegar
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חֹמֶץ H2558 vinegar
Pronunciation chomets
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ὄξος G3690 vinegar
Pronunciation óxos
Sour wine drink of laborers and soldiers, marking Jesus's humiliation through lowest-class refreshment.
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What does חֹמֶץ (chometz) mean in the Bible?
חֹמֶץ · ὄξος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sour wine or vinegar".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2558, G3690?
H2558, G3690 is connected to 6 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. sour wine or vinegar
Strong's H2558, G3690
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Source Gloss
sour wine or vinegar
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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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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