H2346. chomah

חוֺמָה‎₁₃₃ noun feminine wall (as protection; construct חמת‎ MI^{21; 21}) — absolute ׳ח‎ Leviticus 25:29 59t. (including לְהַחוֺמָה‎ Nehemiah 12:38); חֹמָה‎ Exodus 14:29 8t.; construct חוֺמַת‎ Joshua 6:5 28t.; suffix חוֺמָתָהּ‎ Nahum 2:6; 3:8; pl, absolute חוֺמוֺת‎2 Chronicles 8:5; Isaiah 26:1; חֹמוֺת‎ Song of Solomon 5:7; construct חוֺמוֺת‎ Psalm 51:20; חוֺמֹת‎ 2 Kings 25:10 9t.; suffix חוֺמֹתַי‎ Isaiah 56:5; חֹמֹתֶיךָ‎ Deuteronomy 28:52; Isaiah 25:12; חוֺמוֺתַיִךְ‎ Ezekiel 26:10, 12; 27:11 (twice in verse); חוֺמֹתַיִךְ‎ Isaiah 49:16 2t.; חֹמֹתַיִךְ‎ 60:10; חֹמוֺתָ֑יִךְ‎ Ezekiel 26:9; חוֺמוֺתֶיהָ‎ Jeremiah 50:15; חוֺמֹתֶיהָ‎ Psalm 55:11; Jeremiah 1:15; dual חוֺמֹתַיִם‎ Isaiah 22:11; חֹמֹתַיִם‎ 2 Kings 25:4 = Jeremiah 52:7; חֹמֹתָ֑יִם‎ 39:4 (on form see Ol^{§ 113 a}); —

1 usually term for wall of city Deuteronomy 28:52; Joshua 2:15; 6:5, 20 (all J E), 1 Samuel 31:10, 12; 2 Samuel 11:20-21, (twice in verse); 2 Kings 18:26-27, = Isaiah 36:11; 36:12; Amos 1:7; 1:10; 1:14; Isaiah 2:15; Isaiah 20:10; Isaiah 20:11; 25:12; Nahum 2:6; 3:8; Ezekiel 26:9 +, Jeremiah 1:15 +, Joel 2:7, 9; הַחֹמֹתַיִם בֵּין‎ (of Jerusalem) i.e. between the two walls of the Ophel and the southwest hill respectively, of a reservoir Isaiah 22:11, a gate 2 Kings 25:4 = Jeremiah 34:4 = 52:7; symbol of Israel, Amos 7:7; 2 Chronicles 8:5; 14:6; 25:23; 26:6 (3 t. in verse); Psalm 51:20; Nehemiah 1:3 31t. in Nehemiah; אֲנָךְ חוֺמַת‎ Amos 7:7 (literally wall of a plummet) is of doubtful meaning: a wall built plumb, or by means of a plumb-line ? We thinks unintelligible; חוֺמָה עִיר‎ = walled city, Leviticus 25:29, ח לֹא אשׁר ׳עִיר‎ 25:30 (לֹא‎ = לוֺ‎), opposed to ח להם אין אשׁר ׳הַחֲצֵרִים‎ 25:31 (all H); more elaborately ח בְּצֻרֹת ׳עָרִים וּבְרִ֑יחַ דְּלָתַיִם גְבֹהָה‎ Deuteronomy 3:5, compare 2 Chronicles 8:5; ׳ע נְחשֶׁת וּבְרִיחַ חוֺמָה גְּדֹלוֺת‎ 1 Kings 4:13; ח ׳בְצוּרָה‎ Isaiah 2:15; ׳ח‎ singular of wall of Jerusalem 1 Kings 3:1 + often; contempt. אַבְנֵיהֶם חוֺמַת‎ Nehemiah 3:35; less often plural Nehemiah 2:13 +; of specific portions of wall ׳ח הָעֹפֶל‎2 Chronicles 27:3; Nehemiah 3:27; ׳ח הַשֶּׁלַח בְּרֵבַת‎ 3:15; הָֽרְחָבָה ׳הַח‎ 3:8; 12:38; also (generally) of Babylon Jeremiah 51:58. — Men build, בנה‎, the ׳ח‎ 1 Kings 9:15 +, especially (of rebuilding), Nehemiah 2:17 +; fortify it בִּצֵּר‎ Isaiah 22:10; it is joined together קשׁר‎ Nehemiah 3:38; is repaired לְח אֲרוּכָה ׳עָֽלְתָה‎ Nehemiah 4:1; it falls נפל‎ Joshua 6:5, 20; 1 Kings 20:30; Ezekiel 38:20; the enemy makes it fall הִמִּיל‎ 2 Samuel 20:15 (preceded by מַשְׁחִית‎ si vera lectio, see Dr); destroys it הִשְׁחִית‎ Lamentations 2:8; שִׁהֵת‎ Ezekiel 26:4; makes a breach in it בּ ׳מָּרַץ‎ 2 Kings 14:13 2 Chronicles 25:23, compare פרץ‎ with accusative 26:6; Nehemiah 3:35, and הַמְּרוּצָה אֶתכֿלהֿח ׳וֶיִּבֶן‎32:5; also (in simile) ח ואין מְּרוּצָה ׳עִיר‎ Proverbs 25:28; and Punic participle מְפֹרָ֑צֶת‎ Nehemiah 1:3; one breakes it down נָתַץ‎ 2 Kings 25:10; 2 Chronicles 36:19; Jeremiah 39:8; 52:14; tears it down הָרַס‎ Ezekiel 26:12, compare passive Jeremiah 50:15; Amos predicts that ׳י‎ will send fire into wall (of Gaza, etc.): בְּח אֵשׁ ׳וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי‎ Amos 1:7, 10; or kindle fire in בְּח אֵשׁ ׳וְהִצַּתִּי‎ vAmos 1:14, so Jeremiah 49:27.

2 wall of a building:

a. citadel, fortress; ׳ח ארמנותיה‎ Lamentations 2:7.

b. surrounding new temple Ezekiel 40:5; 42:20.

3 figurative of waters of Red Sea Exodus 14:22, 29 (P), compare Nahum 3:8; of David's men as protectors of Nabal's shepherds 1 Samuel 25:16; of prophet as object of assault נְחשֶׁת חוֺמַת‎ Jeremiah 1:18; ׳ח בְּצוּרָה נחשׁת‎ 15:20; of strong, virtuous woman Song of Solomon 8:9-10, of salvation, יְשׁוּעָה‎, as defence Isaiah 26:1 ("" חֵל‎); of ׳י‎ himself אֵשׁ ׳ח‎ Zechariah 2:9; a dangerous political scheme is called breach in ׳ח נִשְׁגָּבָה‎ Isaiah 30:13; ׳ח נִשְׂגָּבָה‎ in simile of wealth Proverbs 18:11 ("" עֻזּוֺ קִרְיַת‎); a reckless man is ח אֵין מְּרוּצָה ׳עִיר‎ 25:28.