חַלָּמוּת
chalamut · purslane
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2495 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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chalamut (חַלָּמוּת) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “purslane”.
A word that appears only once in the Bible (Job 6:6). Probably a plant with slimy, tasteless juice, purslane; others have understood it as "egg white."
How to say it
cha·la·mut
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- Job 6:6
Can what is tasteless be eaten without salt? Or is there flavor in the slime of the purslane?