Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>]

Bill Rea:

It appears to me that hometz (heth-mem-tsadeh) (soured, hence "sour dough 
bread") refers to leavened bread, while s`or (sin-aleph-resh) refers to the 
yeast itself. This view is strengthened in that honey is mentioned in the 
same way, and yeast is noticeable in being the only microorganism that can 
survive in honey (according to a Scientific American article a generation 
ago). (The latter makes honey an effective though messy antisceptic in 
emergencies.)

If I remember correctly, nothing with yeast is to be offered on the altar, 
even wine was to be poured out as a libation on the ground, not altar. I am 
open to correction on this last sentence.

Karl W. Randolph.

----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Rea <bsr15 AT cantsl.it.canterbury.ac.nz>

> 
> B-Hebrewers,
> 
> Leviticus 2:11 has two words, hometz (heth-mem-tsadeh) and s`or
> (sin-aleph-resh) which both seem to mean something which has
> been raised or fermented with yeast. The lexicon I consulted
> (Davidson) has very similar meanings for both words. Do we
> know much about the differences in meaning between these two
> words?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
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