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; Nahum 3:8; pl, absolute חוֺמוֺת2Chronicles 8:5; Isaiah 26:1; חֹמוֺת Songs 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; Ezekiel 27:11 (twice in verse); חוֺמֹתַיִךְ Isaiah 49:16 2t.; חֹמֹתַיִךְ Isaiah 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 Jeremiah 39:4 (on form see Ol^{§ 113 a}); —

1 usually term for wall of city Deuteronomy 28:52; Joshua 2:15; Joshua 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; Isaiah 36:12; Amos 1:7; Amos 1:10; Amos 1:14; Isaiah 2:15; Isaiah 20:10; Isaiah 20:11; Isaiah 25:12; Nahum 2:6; Nahum 3:8; Ezekiel 26:9 +, Jeremiah 1:15 +, Joel 2:7,9; בֵּין הַחֹמֹתַיִם (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 = Jeremiah 52:7; symbol of Israel, Amos 7:7; 2Chronicles 8:5; 2 Chronicles 14:6; 2 Chronicles 25:23; 26:6 (3 t. in verse); Psalm 51:20; Nehemiah 1:3 31t. in Nehemiah; חוֺמַת אֲנָךְ 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; עִיר חוֺמָה = walled city, Leviticus 25:29, ׳עִיר אשׁר לֹא ח Leviticus 25:30 (לֹא = לוֺ), opposed to ׳הַחֲצֵרִים אשׁר אין להם ח Leviticus 25:31 (all H); more elaborately גְבֹהָה דְּלָתַיִם וּבְרִ֑יחַ ׳עָרִים בְּצֻרֹת ח Deuteronomy 3:5, compare 2Chronicles 8:5; גְּדֹלוֺת חוֺמָה וּבְרִיחַ נְחשֶׁת ׳ע 1 Kings 4:13; ׳בְצוּרָה ח Isaiah 2:15; ׳ח singular of wall of Jerusalem 1 Kings 3:1 + often; contempt. חוֺמַת אַבְנֵיהֶם Nehemiah 3:35; less often plural Nehemiah 2:13 +; of specific portions of wall הָעֹפֶל ׳ח2Chronicles 27:3; Nehemiah 3:27; בְּרֵבַת הַשֶּׁלַח ׳ח Nehemiah 3:15; ׳הַח הָֽרְחָבָה Nehemiah 3:8; Nehemiah 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 ׳עָֽלְתָה אֲרוּכָה לְח 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 ׳מָּרַץ בּ 2 Kings 14:13 2Chronicles 25:23, compare פרץ with accusative 2 Chronicles 26:6; Nehemiah 3:35, and ׳וֶיִּבֶן אֶתכֿלהֿח הַמְּרוּצָה2Chronicles 32:5; also (in simile) ׳עִיר מְּרוּצָה ואין ח Proverbs 25:28; and Punic participle מְפֹרָ֑צֶת Nehemiah 1:3; one breakes it down נָתַץ 2 Kings 25:10; 2Chronicles 36:19; Jeremiah 39:8; Jeremiah 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.): ׳וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי אֵשׁ בְּח Amos 1:7,10; or kindle fire in ׳וְהִצַּתִּי אֵשׁ בְּח vAmos 1:14, so Jeremiah 49:27.

2 wall of a building:

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

b. surrounding new temple Ezekiel 40:5; Ezekiel 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 חוֺמַת נְחשֶׁת Jeremiah 1:18; נחשׁת בְּצוּרָה ׳ח Jeremiah 15:20; of strong, virtuous woman Songs 8:9,10; of salvation, יְשׁוּעָה, as defence Isaiah 26:1 ("" חֵל); of ׳י himself ׳ח אֵשׁ Zechariah 2:9; a dangerous political scheme is called breach in נִשְׁגָּבָה ׳ח Isaiah 30:13; נִשְׂגָּבָה ׳ח in simile of wealth Proverbs 18:11 ("" קִרְיַת עֻזּוֺ); a reckless man is ׳עִיר מְּרוּצָה אֵין ח Proverbs 25:28.