חמור

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חמור^¹

/ħiˈmoːr/
/ħăˈmoːʀ/
[ħaˈmoːoʀ]
/χaˈmoʁ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *ḥimār- (“donkey”). Cognate with Arabic حِمَار (ḥimār). Called after their reddish-brown to gray color, which they share with clay, whose Hebrew equivalent חֹמֶר (khómer) originates from the same root. For a similar etymology, cf. Spanish burro (“donkey”) from Latin burrus (“red, reddish-brown”). Doublet of חְמָאר (khmár, “idiot, dumbass, fool”).

noun חֲמוֹר · khamór · חֲמוֹרִים · חֲמוֹר־ · חֲמוֹרֵי־ · אָתוֹן

jackass, donkey (a domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse) וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וְאֶת־בָּנָיו וַיַּרְכִּבֵם עַל־הַחֲמֹר
jackass (foolish person)
sawhorse

חמור^²

/ħiˈmoːr/
/ħăˈmoːʀ/
[ħaˈmoːoʀ]
/χaˈmoʁ/ Modern Israeli

adjective חָמוּר · khamur · חֲמוּרָה · חֲמוּרִים · חֲמוּרוֹת

severe, grave, serious, critical, drastic.

In English

donkey a domestic animal — see also ass
jackass male donkey
vault gymnastics: apparatus
severe very bad or intense

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {חמור},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}