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H2564 · חֵמָר

chêmâr

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

bitumen (as rising to the surface)

KJV gloss list in the source

slime(-pit).

Source pronunciation notation: khay-mawr'

Derivation recorded by Strong

from H2560 (חָמַר);

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