Hebrew

Noun

חֲמוֹר • ‎(kh'amor) m ‎(plural indefinite חֲמוֹרִים, feminine counterpart אָתוֹן)

1. donkey
   • Exodus 4:20, with Young's Literal Translation:

     וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וְאֶת־בָּנָיו וַיַּרְכִּבֵם עַל־הַחֲמֹר‎

     yayikách moshé et-ishtó v'et-banáv vayarkivém al-hachamór

     and Moses taketh his wife, and his sons, and causeth them to ride on the ass

   • Deuteronomy 22:10, with translation of the King James Version:

     לֹא־תַחֲרֹשׁ בְּשׁוֹר־וּבַחֲמֹר יַחְדָּו‎

     lo-tacharósh b'shor-uvachamór yachdáv

     Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together

2. jackass (foolish person)

Declension

Etymology 2

Adjective

חָמוּר • ‎(khamur) ‎(feminine חֲמוּרָה, masculine plural חֲמוּרִים, feminine plural חֲמוּרוֹת)

1. severe, grave, serious, critical, drastic.