# H2557 חָמֵץ

חָמֵץ (châmêts), Strong’s H2557: ferment, (figuratively) extortion KJV: leaven, leavened (bread).. Occurs 13 times.

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*châmêts* — ferment, (figuratively) extortion

KJV: leaven, leavened (bread).

Derived from [חָמֵץ châmêts](https://besorah.bible/word/H2556) (to be pungent)

Occurs 13 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- חָמֵץ n.m. that which is leavened
- מַחְמֶ֫צֶת n.f
- מַחְמֶ֫צֶת n.f. anything leavened, only Ex 12:19, 20 (P).

## Where it occurs
- [Exodus 12:15](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/12?v=15) — “‘Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread; even the first day you shall put away yeast out of your houses, for…
- [Exodus 12:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/12?v=19) — There shall be no yeast found in your houses for seven days, for whoever eats that which is leavened, that soul shall…
- [Exodus 12:20](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/12?v=20) — You shall eat nothing leavened. In all your habitations you shall eat unleavened bread.’”
- [Exodus 13:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/13?v=3) — Moses said to the people, “Remember this day, in which you came out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by…
- [Exodus 13:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/13?v=7) — Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and no leavened bread shall be seen with you. No yeast shall…
- [Exodus 23:18](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/23?v=18) — “You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread. The fat of my feast shall not remain all night…
- [Exodus 34:25](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/34?v=25) — “You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread. The sacrifice of the feast of the Passover shall…
- [Leviticus 2:11](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/2?v=11) — “‘No meal offering which you shall offer to the LORD shall be made with yeast; for you shall burn no yeast, nor any…
- [Leviticus 6:10](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/6?v=10) — 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…
- [Leviticus 7:13](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/7?v=13) — He shall offer his offering with the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving with cakes of leavened bread.