חמץ

See also: ח־מ־ץ

Aramaic edit

חמץ • (transliteration needed)

Root
ח־מ־ץ (ḥ-m-ṣ)

Cognate with Jewish Babylonian Aramaic חמע, Classical Syriac ܚܡܥ, Arabic حَامِض (ḥāmiḍ) and Akkadian 𒄩𒁀𒍮 (ḫabāṣu, ḫamāṣu, “to be cheerful, to be elated from alcohol”).

חָמֵץ • (khaméts) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

Conjugation of חָמַץ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לחמוץ / לַחֲמֹץ action noun: — passive participle: חָמוּץ
finite forms		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	חָמַצְתִּי		חָמַצְנוּ
	second	חָמַצְתָּ	חָמַצְתְּ	חֲמַצְתֶּם¹	חֲמַצְתֶּן¹
	third	חָמַץ	חָמְצָה	חָמְצוּ
present		חָמֵץ	חֲמֵצָה	חֲמֵצִים	חֲמֵצוֹת
future	first	אֶחֱמַץ		נֶחֱמַץ
	second	תֶּחֱמַץ	תֶּחֶמְצִי	תֶּחֶמְצוּ	תֶּחֱמַצְנָה²
	third	יֶחֱמַץ	תֶּחֱמַץ	יֶחֶמְצוּ	תֶּחֱמַצְנָה²
imperative		חֲמַץ	חִמְצִי	חִמְצוּ	חֲמַצְנָה²
notes		Pronounced חָמַצְתֶּם and חָמַצְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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Conjugation of חָמַץ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לחמוץ / לַחְמֹץ action noun: — passive participle: חָמוּץ
finite forms		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	חָמַצְתִּי		חָמַצְנוּ
	second	חָמַצְתָּ	חָמַצְתְּ	חֲמַצְתֶּם¹	חֲמַצְתֶּן¹
	third	חָמַץ	חָמְצָה	חָמְצוּ
present		חָמֵץ	חֲמֵצָה	חֲמֵצִים	חֲמֵצוֹת
future	first	אֶחְמַץ		נֶחְמַץ
	second	תֶּחְמַץ	תֶּחְמְצִי	תֶּחְמְצוּ	תֶּחְמַצְנָה²
	third	יֶחְמַץ	תֶּחְמַץ	יֶחְמְצוּ	תֶּחְמַצְנָה²
imperative		חֲמַץ	חִמְצִי	חִמְצוּ	חֲמַצְנָה²
notes		Pronounced חָמַצְתֶּם and חָמַצְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

חָמֵץ • (khaméts) m

Used mostly in the context of the rules and rituals ahead of and during the Jewish holiday of Passover, where it denotes products forbidden for consumption or possession by Jews during the holiday. In this context, the opposite of חָמֵץ is כָּשֵׁר לְפֶּסַח (kashér lepésakh, “kosher for Passover”).