חָמֵץ châmêts — ferment, (figuratively) extortion

pronounced khaw-mates' · Strong's H2557 · 2 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 1 stem: Hiph'il

Translated in the KJV as leaven, leavened.

from H2556; ferment, (figuratively) extortion.

châmêts in each stem

Hiph'il 2×

Causative · active — causing someone or something to do the action; the subject does it

Participle (active) 2

מַחְמֶ֗צֶת Exod 12:19 Participle (active), feminine singular

Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land. (KJV)

מַחְמֶ֖צֶת Exod 12:20 Participle (active), feminine singular

Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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Morphology from OpenScriptures MorphHB (CC BY 4.0); definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex.

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