Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Shoshanna Walker <rosewalk AT concentric.net>]

CHOMETZ means vinegar

Chametz is something that was fermented.

As to why it had negative  connotation, that is theology, which we 
are not allowed to discuss on this list.

Shoshanna






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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