חָמָס
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. robbery, theft
2. violence, evildoing, injustice
Pronunciation
khamás
Examples3
וַתִּשָּׁחֵת הָאָרֶץ לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים וְתִמְלָא הָאָרֶץ חָמָס׃
And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
מָקוֹר חַיִּים פִּי צַדִּיק וּפִי רְשָׁעִים יְכַסֶּה חָמָס׃
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.
כִּי לָחֲמוּ לֶחֶם רֶשַׁע וְיַיִן חֲמָסִים יִשְׁתּוּ׃
For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.