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‖ hametz|ˈhaːmɛts, x-|
Also chametz, chometz, etc.
[Heb. ḥāmēṣ.]
Leaven, or food that has been mixed with leaven, prohibited during the Passover.
1891M. Friedländer Jewish Relig. 377 The head of the family.. examines his residence thoroughly, and keeps the chametz, which he has found, in a safe place till the next morning. Ibid. 378 All the chamets that is left after the first meal on the 14th of Nisan must be removed. 1892I. Zangwill Childr. Ghetto II. xxiv. 124 ‘Where is the Rabbi?’ ‘Up in the bedrooms gathering the Chomutz..hunting with a candle for stray crumbs.’ 1960Jewish Chron. 8 Apr. 35/1 The Rev. S. Black..told the boys and girls of Pesach and its meaning. Of the search for chametz (leavened bread). 1960Commentary June 499/2 Removing bread (but not other hametz) from the house on Passover. 1973Jewish Chron. 9 Feb. 12/5 He is convinced that no one eats hametz during Passover. |