חוֹמָה

H2346. chomah
חוֺמָה133 noun feminine wall (as protection; construct חמת MI21; 21) — absolute ׳ח Lev 25:29 59t. (including לְהַחוֺמָה Neh 12:38); חֹמָה Exo 14:29 Exo 14:8t.; construct חוֺמַת Jos 6:5 28t.; suffix חוֺמָתָהּ Nah 2:6; Nah 3:8; pl, absolute חוֺמוֺת2Ch 8:5; Isa 26:1; חֹמוֺת Son 5:7; construct חוֺמוֺת Psalm 51:20; חוֺמֹת 2Ki 25:10 2Ki 25:9t.; suffix חוֺמֹתַי Isa 56:5; חֹמֹתֶיךָ Deu 28:52; Isa 25:12; חוֺמוֺתַיִךְ Eze 26:10, Eze 26:12; Eze 27:11 (twice in verse); חוֺמֹתַיִךְ Isa 49:16 Isa 49:2t.; חֹמֹתַיִךְ Isa 60:10; חֹמוֺתָ֑יִךְ Eze 26:9; חוֺמוֺתֶיהָ Jer 50:15; חוֺמֹתֶיהָ Psa 55:11; Jer 1:15; dual חוֺמֹתַיִם Isa 22:11; חֹמֹתַיִם 2Ki 25:4 = Jer 52:7; חֹמֹתָ֑יִם Jer 39:4 (on form see Ol§ 113 a); —
1 usually term for wall of city Deu 28:52; Jos 2:15; Jos 6:5, Jos 6:20 (all J E), 1Sa 31:10, 1Sa 31:12; 2Sa 11:20-21, (twice in verse); 2Ki 18:26-27, = Isa 36:11; Isa 36:12; Amo 1:7; Amo 1:10; Amo 1:14; Isa 2:15; Isaiah 20:10; Isaiah 20:11; Isa 25:12; Nah 2:6; Nah 3:8; Eze 26:9 +, Jer 1:15 +, Joe 2:7, Joe 2:9; הַחֹמֹתַיִם בֵּין (of Jerusalem) i.e. between the two walls of the Ophel and the southwest hill respectively, of a reservoir Isa 22:11, a gate 2Ki 25:4 = Jer 34:4 = Jer 52:7; symbol of Israel, Amo 7:7; 2Ch 8:5; 2Ch 14:6; 2Ch 25:23; 2Ch 26:6 (3 t. in verse); Psalm 51:20; Neh 1:3 31t. in Nehemiah; אֲנָךְ חוֺמַת Amo 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, Lev 25:29, ח לֹא אשׁר ׳עִיר Lev 25:30 (לֹא = לוֺ), opposed to ח להם אין אשׁר ׳הַחֲצֵרִים Lev 25:31 (all H); more elaborately ח בְּצֻרֹת ׳עָרִים וּבְרִ֑יחַ דְּלָתַיִם גְבֹהָה Deu 3:5, compare 2Ch 8:5; ׳ע נְחשֶׁת וּבְרִיחַ חוֺמָה גְּדֹלוֺת 1Ki 4:13; ח ׳בְצוּרָה Isa 2:15; ׳ח singular of wall of Jerusalem 1Ki 3:1 + often; contempt. אַבְנֵיהֶם חוֺמַת Nehemiah 3:35; less often plural Neh 2:13 +; of specific portions of wall ׳ח הָעֹפֶל2Ch 27:3; Neh 3:27; ׳ח הַשֶּׁלַח בְּרֵבַת Neh 3:15; הָֽרְחָבָה ׳הַח Neh 3:8; Neh 12:38; also (generally) of Babylon Jer 51:58. — Men build, בנה, the ׳ח 1Ki 9:15 +, especially (of rebuilding), Neh 2:17 +; fortify it בִּצֵּר Isa 22:10; it is joined together קשׁר Nehemiah 3:38; is repaired לְח אֲרוּכָה ׳עָֽלְתָה Neh 4:1; it falls נפל Jos 6:5, Jos 6:20; 1Ki 20:30; Eze 38:20; the enemy makes it fall הִמִּיל 2Sa 20:15 (preceded by מַשְׁחִית si vera lectio, see Dr); destroys it הִשְׁחִית Lam 2:8; שִׁהֵת Eze 26:4; makes a breach in it בּ ׳מָּרַץ 2Ki 14:13 2Ch 25:23, compare פרץ with accusative 2Ch 26:6; Nehemiah 3:35, and הַמְּרוּצָה אֶתכֿלהֿח ׳וֶיִּבֶן2Ch 32:5; also (in simile) ח ואין מְּרוּצָה ׳עִיר Pro 25:28; and Punic participle מְפֹרָ֑צֶת Neh 1:3; one breakes it down נָתַץ 2Ki 25:10; 2Ch 36:19; Jer 39:8; Jer 52:14; tears it down הָרַס Eze 26:12, compare passive Jer 50:15; Amos predicts that ׳י will send fire into wall (of Gaza, etc.): בְּח אֵשׁ ׳וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי Amo 1:7, Amo 1:10; or kindle fire in בְּח אֵשׁ ׳וְהִצַּתִּי vAmos 1:14, so Jer 49:27.
2 wall of a building:
a. citadel, fortress; ׳ח ארמנותיה Lam 2:7.
b. surrounding new temple Eze 40:5; Eze 42:20.
3 figurative of waters of Red Sea Exo 14:22, Exo 14:29 (P), compare Nah 3:8; of David's men as protectors of Nabal's shepherds 1Sa 25:16; of prophet as object of assault נְחשֶׁת חוֺמַת Jer 1:18; ׳ח בְּצוּרָה נחשׁת Jer 15:20; of strong, virtuous woman Son 8:9-10, of salvation, יְשׁוּעָה, as defence Isa 26:1 (|| חֵל); of ׳י himself אֵשׁ ׳ח Zec 2:9; a dangerous political scheme is called breach in ׳ח נִשְׁגָּבָה Isa 30:13; ׳ח נִשְׂגָּבָה in simile of wealth Pro 18:11 (|| עֻזּוֺ קִרְיַת); a reckless man is ח אֵין מְּרוּצָה ׳עִיר Pro 25:28.