Hebrew word study
חֵמָרchêmâr — bitumen (as rising to the surface)
Pronounced “khay-mawr'”
bitumen (as rising to the surface)
Translated in the King James as: slime(-pit).
Appears 3 times in Scripture
Origin: from H2560 (חָמַר);
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Genesis — 2×
Exodus — 1×
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