What does טֶרֶם · חָמֵץ mean in the Bible?
טֶרֶם · חָמֵץ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, non-occurrence ; used adverbially, not yet or before".
Hebrew · H2962, H2556
טֶרֶם יֶחְמָץ
Properly, non-occurrence ; used adverbially, not yet or before · to be pungent ; i.e. in taste ( sour , i.e. literally fermented , or figuratively, harsh ), in color ( dazzling )
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טֶרֶם H2962 properly, non-occurrence ; used adverbially, not yet or before
חָמֵץ H2556 to be pungent ; i.e. in taste ( sour , i.e. literally fermented , or figuratively, harsh ), in color ( dazzling )
What does טֶרֶם יֶחְמָץ (ṭerem yeḥmāṣ) mean in the Bible?
טֶרֶם · חָמֵץ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, non-occurrence ; used adverbially, not yet or before".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2962, H2556?
H2962, H2556 is connected to 63 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. properly, non-occurrence ; used adverbially, not yet or before
Strong's H2962, H2556
Lexical occurrences 63 verses Source Gloss
properly, non-occurrence ; used adverbially, not yet or before
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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