HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2563
חֹ֫מֶר
cho.mer — clay
1) cement, mortar, clay 1a) mortar, cement 1b) clay 1c) mire
23 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
Clay
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2635
חֲסַף
cha.saph — clay
clay, potsherd
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4081
πηλός
pēlos — clay
πηλός, οῦ, ἁ [in LXX chiefly for חֹמֶר, טִיט ] 1. clay, as used by a potter: Rom.9:21 (cf. Isa.29:16, al.). 2. - βόρβορος, wet clay, mud: Jhn.9:6, 11 9:14-15 † (AS)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3749
ὀστράκινος
ostrakinos — clay
ὀστράκινος -η, -ον (ὄστρακον, an earthen vessel or potsherd), [in LXX chiefly for חֶרֶשׂ ;] made of clay, earthen: 2Co.4:7, 2Ti.2:20.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2789
חֶ֫רֶשׂ
che.re.s — earthenware
earthenware, clay pottery, shard, potsherd, earthen vessel
15 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2916
טִיט
tit — mud
1) mud, clay, mire, damp dirt 1a) mud, mire 1b) clay (poetical) Aramaic equivalent: tin (טִין "common" H2917)
12 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1622
גִּרְגָּשִׁי
gir.ga.shi — Girgashite
Someone descended from Girgas(?) of the Canaanites, first mentioned at Gen.10.16; descended from Canaan (H3667); along with Sidon (H6721), Heth (H2845), Jebusite (H2983), Amorite (H0567), Hivite (H2340), Arkite (H6208), Sinite (H5513), Arvadite (H0721), Zemarite (H6786) and Hamathite (H2577); also called in KJV: Girgasite; § Girgashite or Girgasite = "dwelling on a clayey soil" descendants of Canaan and one of the nations living east of the sea of Galilee when the Israelites entered the promised land
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5445
φύραμα
phurama — lump
φύραμα, -τος, τό (φυράω, to mix), [in LXX: Exo.8:3 (Exo.7:28) Exo.12:34 (מִשְׁאֶרֶת), מִשְׁאֶרֶת), Num.15:20-21 (עֲרִיסָה) * ;] that which is mixed or kneaded, a lump: of dough, Rom.11:16, 1Co.5:6-7, Gal.5:9; of clay, Rom.9:21.† (AS)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5512
סִין
sin — Pelusium
§ Sin = "thorn" or "clay" a town in eastern Egypt
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2765
κεράμιον
keramion — clay jar
κεράμιον, -ου, τό (κέραμος), [in LXX: Jer.35:5 (גְּבִיעַ), etc. ;] an earthen vessel, a jar or jug: ὕδατος, Mrk.14:13, Luk.22:10.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2917
טִין
tin — common
clay Aramaic of tit (טִיט "mud" H2916)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5513
סִינִי
si.ni — Sinite
Someone descended from Sin(?) of the Canaanites, first mentioned at Gen.10.17; descended from Canaan (H3667); along with Sidon (H6721), Heth (H2845), Jebusite (H2983), Amorite (H0567), Girgashite (H1622), Hivite (H2340), Arkite (H6208), Arvadite (H0721), Zemarite (H6786) and Hamathite (H2577) § Sinite, of Sin "thorn" or "clay" a tribe of the Canaanites descended from Canaan inhabiting the northern part of the Lebanon district
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2764
κεραμικός
keramikos — made of clay
κεραμικός, -ή, -όν (κέραμος), [in LXX: Dan LXX 2:41 (פֶּחָר)* ;] 1. (cl.) of a potter (e.g. γῆ). 2. In LXX and NT, = cl., κεραμεοῦς (Plut., κεράμειος, Polyb., -μαῖος, etc), earthen: Rev.2:27.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2766
κέραμος
keramos — clay roof tile
κεραμος, -ου, ὁ (κεράννυμι), [in LXX: 2Ki.17:28 (יָצַר כְּלִי)* ;] 1. potter's clay. 2. an earthen vessel. 3. a tile: Luk.5:19.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4423
מֶ֫לֶט
me.let — mortar
mortar, cement, clay (flooring)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G20968
πηλουργός
pēlourgos — working in clay
working in clay
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7897
καταπλάσσω
kataplassō — to plaster
to plaster over with clay, etc., (Herdotus Historicus):—;Mid., καταπλάσσεσθαι τὴν κεφαλήν to plaster one's own head, (Herdotus Historicus); τοῦτο καταπλάσσονται ὅλον τὸ σῶμα this they plaster over their whole body, (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8789
πήλινος
pēlinos — of clay
of clay , Lat. fictilis, οἱ πήλινοι clay figures , (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
This word is used of sediment found in pits or in streets (Isa. 57:20; Jer. 38:60), of dust mixed with spittle (John 9:6), and of potter’s clay (Isa. 41:25; Nah. 3:14; Jer. 18:1-6; Rom. 9:21). Clay was used for sealing (Job 38:14; Jer. 32:14). Our Lord’s tomb may have been thus sealed (Matt. 27:66). The practice of sealing doors with clay is still common in the East. Clay was also in primitive times used for mortar (Gen. 11:3). The “clay ground” in which the large vessels of the temple were cast (1 Kings 7:46; 2 Chr. 4:17) was a compact loam fitted for the purpose. The expression literally rendered is, “in the thickness of the ground,”, meaning, “in stiff ground” or in clay.
Scripture references
Isaiah 57:20Jeremiah 38:60John 9:6Isaiah 41:25Nahum 3:14Jeremiah 18:1-6Romans 9:21Job 38:14Jeremiah 32:14Matthew 27:66Genesis 11:31 Kings 7:462 Chronicles 4:17Psalms 18:42Jeremiah 38:6
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.