Know the Word.

Hebrew word

chemʼâh

khem-aw'

חֶמְאָה

What it means

curdled milk or cheese

Where it comes from

or (shortened) חֵמָה; from the same root as chôwmâh (חוֹמָה)

How the King James translates it

  • butter9

Every place it appears 9

Genesis18:8
Deuteronomy32:14
Judges5:25
2 Samuel17:29
Job29:6
Proverbs30:33
Isaiah7:157:22
chemʼâh — Hebrew word meaning “curdled milk or cheese”