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H2563b H2563b
N-mp  |  3× in 1 sense
heap, pile (especially of water or dead things)
A noun denoting a heap or pile, used in two distinct contexts. In Exodus, it describes heaps of dead frogs gathered during the plague on Egypt. In Habakkuk's theophanic poetry, it appears in a difficult phrase about 'the heap of great waters,' possibly describing churning seas or foaming waves. The term emphasizes accumulation and piling up, whether of corpses or turbulent water. The connection between these uses lies in the visual image of things massed together in confusion or abundance.

Senses
1. sense 1 A heap or accumulated pile. Exodus 8:14 (Hebrew 8:10) describes Egyptians gathering dead frogs 'in heaps, heaps' (reduplication for emphasis), creating a stench throughout the land. Habakkuk 3:15 contains the obscure phrase 'heap of great waters,' likely depicting God's triumphal procession through chaotic seas. Spanish montones ('piles') and the English 'heaps' capture the essential imagery of accumulated matter, though the Habakkuk usage remains textually challenging.
GEOGRAPHY_SPACE Geographical Objects and Features Heaps and Mounds
AR["أَكْوَامًا", "رَغْوَةَ"]·ben["ফেনা-", "স্তূপে"]·DE["[חמר]", "heaps"]·EN["heaps", "through-the-foaming-of"]·FR["heaps", "mortier"]·heb["חומר", "חמרים"]·HI["ढेरों", "भीषण"]·ID["bertumpuk-tumpuk", "buih"]·IT["[חמר]", "heaps"]·jav["tumpukan"]·KO["더미들", "더미들로", "소용돌이-를"]·PT["monte-de-", "montões"]·RU["кучами", "по-кипению"]·ES["el-montón-de-", "montones"]·SW["marundo", "povu-la"]·TR["yığınlar", "çalkantısı"]·urd["جھاگ", "ڈھیر"]

Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
II. חֹ֫מֶר n.[m.] heap (cf. i. חֲמוֹר)—ח׳ cstr. ח׳ מַיִם רַבִּים Hb 3:15 a heap of great waters (‖ יָם)—but text dub., v. I. חמר; pl. חֳמָרִים חֳמָרִים Ex 8:10 (J), of dead frogs gathered in heaps.