{"def":{"short":"to be pungent; i.e., in taste (sour, i.e., literally fermented, or figuratively, harsh), in color (dazzling)","long":["to be leavened, be sour",["(Qal) to be leavened","(Hiphil) to taste something leavened","(Hithpael) to be embittered, grieved"],"to be cruel, oppress, be ruthless","to be red"]},"deriv":"a primitive root","pronun":{"ipa":"ħɔːˈmet͡sˤ","ipa_mod":"χɑːˈmet͡s","sbl":"ḥāmēṣ","dic":"haw-MAYTS","dic_mod":"ha-MAYTS"}}