{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H2557",
  "lemma": "חָמֵץ",
  "transliteration": "châmêts",
  "definition": "ferment, (figuratively) extortion",
  "kjv": "leaven, leavened (bread).",
  "occurrences": 13,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "builtFrom": [
    {
      "id": "H2556",
      "lemma": "חָמֵץ",
      "transliteration": "châmêts",
      "meaning": "to be pungent",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/word/H2556"
    }
  ],
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "חָמֵץ n.m. that which is leavened",
    "מַחְמֶ֫צֶת n.f",
    "מַחְמֶ֫צֶת n.f. anything leavened, only Ex 12:19, 20 (P)."
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Exodus 12:15",
      "text": "“‘Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread; even the first day you shall put away yeast out of your houses, for…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/12?v=15"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Exodus 12:19",
      "text": "There shall be no yeast found in your houses for seven days, for whoever eats that which is leavened, that soul shall…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/12?v=19"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Exodus 12:20",
      "text": "You shall eat nothing leavened. In all your habitations you shall eat unleavened bread.’”",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/12?v=20"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Exodus 13:3",
      "text": "Moses said to the people, “Remember this day, in which you came out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/13?v=3"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Exodus 13:7",
      "text": "Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and no leavened bread shall be seen with you. No yeast shall…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/13?v=7"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Exodus 23:18",
      "text": "“You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread. The fat of my feast shall not remain all night…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/23?v=18"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Exodus 34:25",
      "text": "“You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread. The sacrifice of the feast of the Passover shall…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/34?v=25"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Leviticus 2:11",
      "text": "“‘No meal offering which you shall offer to the LORD shall be made with yeast; for you shall burn no yeast, nor any…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/2?v=11"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Leviticus 6:10",
      "text": "It shall not be baked with yeast. I have given it as their portion of my offerings made by fire. It is most holy, as…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/6?v=10"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Leviticus 7:13",
      "text": "He shall offer his offering with the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving with cakes of leavened bread.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/7?v=13"
    }
  ],
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