חֹמֶר
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. clay, (especially architecture) mortar. (Biblical)
2. mire (Biblical)
3. heap, large mass (Biblical)
4. A homer, a former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6½ bushels. (historical units of measure)
5. synonym of כֹּר, an approximately equal Hebrew unit of liquid volume. (historical units of measure)
6. material, substance, stuff, matter, chemical agent (Modern Israeli)
Pronunciation
khómer
Examples103
חומרי טַעַם וְרֵיחַ
flavorings
וְהַחֹמֶר הָיָה לָהֶם לחֹמֶר
And slime had they for morter.
דינמיט זֶה חֹמֶר נפיץ.
Dynamite is an explosive material.
אֲנִי רוצה שֶׁהַחֹמֶר הַזֶּה יושלך.
I want this stuff thrown away.
אֲנִי יוֹדֵעַ אֵת הַכֹּל עַל הַחֹמֶר הַזֶּה.
I know all about this stuff.
הוּא קָרָא אֵת הַחֹמֶר בריפרוף.
He gave the material a cursory reading.