Original Language Studio
Numbers 31:34
“And threescore and one thousand asses,” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חֲמוֹרchămôwr · kham-ore'
H2543 · Hebrew
H2543 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a male ass (from its dun red)
- Derivation
- or (shortened) חֲמֹר; from H2560 (חָמַר);
- KJV renderings
- (he) ass.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- חֲמֹרִ֕ים — common noun, both genders, plural, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 96 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 12:16Genesis 22:3Genesis 22:5Genesis 24:35Genesis 30:43
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חֲמוֹר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.