חָמַץ
Meanings
Pa'al verb
1. To leaven, ferment. (of dough)
Pronunciation
khamáts
Examples3
קוֹלָהּ נחמץ.
Her voice was sour.
הֶחָלָב נחמץ.
The milk has turned sour.
תָּפוּחַ שרסקו ונתנו לְתוֹךְ עִסָּה וחמצה הרי זוֹ אֲסוּרָה
If an apple [of terumah] was chopped and placed into dough [of hullin] so that it leavened it, [the dough] is forbidden.