חומה

Hebrew
חומת סין

Etymology

Compare Ugaritic 𐎈𐎎𐎚 (ḥmt, “wall”).

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Noun

חוֹמָה • (ḥomá) f (plural indefinite חוֹמוֹת, singular construct חוֹמַת־, plural construct חוֹמוֹת־)

  1. a wall, a structure built for defense around a city, castle, etc.
    • Tanach, Isaiah 62:6, with translation of the New American Standard Bible:
      עַל־חוֹמֹתַיִךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַם הִפְקַדְתִּי שֹׁמְרִים כָּל־הַיּוֹם וְכָל־הַלַּיְלָה
      'al-ḥomotáich yərušaláim hifqadtí šomərím kol-hayyóm vəchól-halláyla
      On your walls, Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen, all day and all night

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