Biblical Hebrew Forum

[dwashbur AT nyx.net]

On 14 May 2006 at 12:28, Vadim Cherny wrote:

> In Ex12:15, hametz is generally understood as leavened bread. Numb6:3, 
> however, declares wine hometz.
> Positive commandment of eatring the unleavened bread in Ex12:15 favor the 
> restricted meaning of hametz as leavened bread. Ex15:11 requires haste, and 
> implies absence of wine, thus suggesting expanded meaning of hametz.
> 
> What are the grammatical arguments of reading hametz as "leavened bread," 
> rather than "leavened thing," including wine?

I don't know that there are any.  Since yeast is a fairly common ingredient 
in the 
fermentation process, it makes sense to read it as "leavened (thing)" with 
context 
determining whether it's speaking of bread as in Exodus or wine as in Numbers.


Dave Washburn
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