וְ/חוֹמֵץ

𐤅/𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤑

châmêts

and ruthless

To become sour or leavened, primarily referring to a process of fermentation in food, especially bread; by extension, to experience or undergo a transformation suggestive of souring or leavening, including figuratively the sense of moral corruption, agitation, or cruel behavior. The core lexical sense involves a physical or moral change from an original, unmodified state.

H2556

Psalms 71:4 · Word #7

Lexicon H2556

Lemmaחָמֵץ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤌𐤑
Transliterationchâmêts
Strong'sH2556
DefinitionTo become sour or leavened, primarily referring to a process of fermentation in food, especially bread; by extension, to experience or undergo a transformation suggestive of souring or leavening, including figuratively the sense of moral corruption, agitation, or cruel behavior. The core lexical sense involves a physical or moral change from an original, unmodified state.

Morphology HC/Vqrmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

Common Translation

Phraseand ruthless

SIBI-P1 Translation H2556-04

and sourness-of

Morphological NotesConjunction וְ + masculine singular common noun in construct state (חֹמֶץ) from the root חמץ.
Rendering RationaleThe form is a masculine singular noun in construct state from the root חמץ, denoting souring or fermentation. Rendering it as "sourness-of" preserves the nominal sense of a state of fermentation and reflects the construct relationship, with the prefixed conjunction "and."

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

and violent man

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleP1 'and sourness-of' is not accurate; in context, the word denotes a person of cruelty or violence, so 'and violent man' is appropriate.
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