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Hebrew
Pronunciation
Noun
חומר / חֹמֶר • (khómer) m (plural indefinite חומרים / חֳמָרִים, singular construct חומר / חֹמֶר־, plural construct חומרי / חָמְרֵי־)
- (Biblical Hebrew) clay, (especially architecture) mortar.
- (Biblical Hebrew) mire
- (Biblical Hebrew) heap, large mass
- (historical units of measure) A homer, a former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6½ bushels.
- (historical units of measure) Synonym of כֹּר, an approximately equal Hebrew unit of liquid volume.
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) material, substance, stuff, matter, chemical agent
- חומרי טעם וריח ― chomré táam varéach ― flavorings
Synonyms
- (large unit of dry volume): כֹּר
- (large unit of liquid volume): See כֹּר
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