חומה

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חומה

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Compare Ugaritic 𐎈𐎎𐎚 (ḥmt, “wall”).

noun חוֹמָה · ḥomá · חוֹמוֹת · חוֹמַת־ · חוֹמוֹת־

  1. a wall, a structure built for defense around a city, castle, etc. עַל־חוֹמֹתַיִךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַם הִפְקַדְתִּי שֹׁמְרִים כָּל־הַיּוֹם וְכָל־הַלַּיְלָה

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  • wall defensive rampart

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"חומה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%94. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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חומה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%94

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"חומה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%94.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {חומה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}