חמץ
See also: ח־מ־ץ
Aramaic
editVerb
editחמץ • (transliteration needed)
- To be sour.
Hebrew
editEtymology
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ח־מ־ץ (kh-m-ts) |
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”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /χaˈmets/
- (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ħaˈmets/, /ħaˈmesˤ/
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈχɔməts/
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ħaːˈmeːsˤ/
Audio: (file)
Verb
editחָמֵץ • (khaméts) (pa'al construction)
Conjugation
editConjugation of חָמַץ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms |
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finite forms | singular | plural | |||
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 | |
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Conjugation of חָמַץ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms |
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finite forms | singular | plural | |||
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 | |
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Noun
editחָמֵץ • (khaméts) m
- (Judaism, collective) chametz (foods with leavening agents that are forbidden on the Jewish holiday of Passover)
Usage notes
edit- 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”).
Derived terms
editNoun
editחֹמֶץ • (khómets) m
- defective spelling of חומץ (vinegar)
References
edit- Duschak, Moritz (1870) Die Botanik des Talmud (in German), Pest: I. Neuer, pages 32–33
Yiddish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editחמץ • (khomets) m
- (Judaism) chametz (foods with leavening agents that are forbidden on the Jewish holiday of Passover)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- כּשר־לפּסח (kosher-lepeysekh, “kosher for Passover”)
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