What does חֹמֶר · πηλός mean in the Bible?
חֹמֶר · πηλός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "clay, material for shaping".
Hebrew · H2563, G4081
Chomer
Properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave ; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap ; hence, a chomer or dry measure · clay
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חֹמֶר H2563 properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave ; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap ; hence, a chomer or dry measure
Pronunciation ḥōmer
Material substance shaped by force—clay, mire—carrying sense of formlessness awaiting divine molding or judgment.
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πηλός G4081 clay
Pronunciation pēlós
Clay as malleable material in potter's hands, symbolizing human susceptibility to God's sovereign formation and judgment
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What does chomer (chomer) mean in the Bible?
חֹמֶר · πηλός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "clay, material for shaping".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2563, G4081?
H2563, G4081 is connected to 31 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. clay, material for shaping
Strong's H2563, G4081
Lexical occurrences 31 verses Source Gloss
clay, material for shaping
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
chomer is built from this root:
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