H2565 H2565
heap, pile; accumulation of slain enemies
This noun appears in Samson's famous wordplay in Judges 15:16. With the jawbone of a donkey, Samson declares he has made 'a heap, two heaps'—a triumphant boast over the Philistines he slew. The dual form suggests multiple piles of corpses. The wordplay hinges on the similarity between 'donkey' (חֲמוֹר) and 'heap' (חֲמוֹר), making Samson's victory chant both memorable and sardonic.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Judges 15:16 contains the entire biblical attestation, appearing twice in Samson's poetic declaration. The phrase 'a heap, two heaps' uses both singular and dual forms. Interestingly, the multilingual evidence shows 'donkey' glosses, reflecting confusion between this homograph and the common word for donkey—precisely the ambiguity Samson exploited. 2×
AR["حِمَارٌ", "حِمَارَتَيْنِ"]·ben["গাদা", "গাধা"]·DE["Esel"]·EN["donkey", "donkeys"]·FR["âne", "ânes"]·heb["חמור", "חמורתיים"]·HI["गधा", "दो-ढेर"]·ID["dua-tumpukan", "tumpukan"]·IT["asini", "asino"]·jav["kuldi", "tumpukan-kalih"]·KO["나귀의", "더미들을"]·PT["dois-montes", "montão"]·RU["двух-ослов", "осёл"]·ES["asno", "asnos"]·SW["punda", "rundo-mbili"]·TR["eşek", "eşekler"]·urd["ڈھیروں-کے-ڈھیر", "گدھے-کا"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† I. חֲמוֹר n.[m.] heap, abs. ח׳ with du. חֲמֹרָתָ֑יִם (Baer חֲמֹרֹת׳), as if from חֲמֹרָה;—בִּלְחִי הַחֲמוֹר חֲמוֹר חֲמֹרָתָ֑יִם Ju 15:16 with the ass’s jawbone, a heap, two heaps, i.e. so many slain.