Hebrew word

châmêts

khaw-mates'

חָמֵץ

What it means

ferment, extortion

ferment, (figuratively) extortion

Where it comes from

from châmêts (חָמֵץ)

How the King James translates it

bread5
leaven5
leavened1

Every place it appears 11

Exodus12:15 13:3 13:7 23:18 34:25

Leviticus2:11 6:17 7:13 23:17

Deuteronomy16:3

Amos4:5

châmêts — Hebrew word meaning “ferment, extortion”