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hametz

hametz is the alternative spelling of chametz.

Meaning of chametz

Noun

chametz (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) Food products made from leavened grain flour, which may not be consumed on Passover.
    • The eating of chametz (leavened products) is explicitly prohibited on Passover (Exod. 12:19–20; 13:3), for the Israelites “took their dough before it was leavened” (Exod. 12:34) and left Egypt in great haste.2010, Ronald Eisenberg, What the Rabbis Said: 250 Topics from the Talmud, page 219

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Words formed from hametz

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What is hametz the alternative spelling of?
Hametz is the alternative spelling of chametz.

Words near hametz in the dictionary

  1. hamesuchen
  2. hamesucken
  3. hamesuckens
  4. Hamet
  5. hamets
  6. hametz
  7. hamfare
  8. hamfat
  9. hamfats
  10. hamfatter
  11. hamfatters

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