חֲמֹרָה
chamora · heap
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2565 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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chamora (חֲמֹרָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “heap”.
In Hebrew it sounds the same as "donkey"; that is why Samson plays on the two words (Judges 15:16).
How to say it
cha·mo·ra
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.
Its senses in the Bible
- A pile of bodies; in Hebrew it sounds like "donkey", and Samson plays on it.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- heap ×1
- two heaps ×1
Related words
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Judges 15:16
And Samson said, “With the jawbone of the donkey, a heap, two heaps; with the jawbone of the donkey I have struck a thousand men.”
And 1 more times.