02556 chamets {khaw-mates'}
a primitive root; TWOT- 679,680,681; v
AV - leavened 5, cruel 1, dyed 1, grieved 1; 8
1) to be leavened, be sour
1a) (Qal) to be leavened
1b) (Hiphil) to taste something leavened
1c) (Hithpael) to be embittered, grieved
2) to be cruel, oppress, be ruthless
3) to be red