Genesis 12:16
וּ לְ אַבְרָם הֵיטִיב בַּ עֲבוּרָהּ וַ יְהִי לֹו צֹאן וּ בָקָר וַ חֲמֹרִים וַ עֲבָדִים וּ שְׁפָחֹת וַ אֲתֹנֹת וּ גְמַלִּים
and to Raised-Father he has done well in account of her, and he is becoming to-himself483 a sheep and a ploughing-one,484 and fermenting-one,485 and men-slaves, and slavewomen, and everflowing-ones, and camels.
| 485 | Strong’s #2543, chamor, fermenting-one. The male donkey is called a chamor while the female donkey is called athon #860, ever-flowing. The root is #2560 chamar, to ferment and is used of wine, “the wine is foaming/fermenting [chamar]” Psa. 75:8. Often given the signification of reddish since the wine is red. |