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Proverbs 10:26
“As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חֹמֶץchômets · kho'-mets
H2558 · Hebrew
H2558 · Hebrew
- Definition
- vinegar
- Derivation
- from H2556 (חָמֵץ);
- KJV renderings
- vinegar.
- Grammar
- כַּ — preposition with definite article
- חֹ֤מֶץ — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 6 times in the Hebrew Bible.Numbers 6:3Numbers 6:3Ruth 2:14Psalms 69:22Proverbs 25:20
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 חֹמֶץ 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.