חָמֵץ
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. chametz (leavened food that is forbidden on Passover) (Judaism, collective)
Pronunciation
khaméts
Examples2
אִסּוּר אכילת חָמֵץ בפֶּסַח נֶאֱמַר אַף בחָמֵץ שֶׁל גּוֹי.
The prohibition on eating chametz on Passover was stated even about the chametz of a gentile.
הַמַּצָּה נחשבת למַאֲכָל יְהוּדִי, וּבחַג הַפֶּסַח מצווה לאָכְלָה וּלְהִתְנַזֵּר מֵחָמֵץ.
The matzo is considered to be a Jewish food, and on Passover one is commanded to eat it and to abstain from chametz.