ΧΩΜΑΣΙΝΟΙ, χωμασινοι
CHŌMASINOI, chōmasinoi
Sounds Like: kho-MA-see-noy
Translations: mound-builders, people of the mounds, those who build mounds, those who use mounds
From the root: ΧΩΜΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to people associated with mounds or earthworks. It is a compound word derived from 'χῶμα' (chōma), meaning 'mound' or 'earthwork', and a suffix indicating a group or people. It describes those who build, inhabit, or are otherwise connected to such structures. In the provided context, it likely refers to a group of people who are known for or are using siege mounds or fortifications.
Inflection: Plural, Masculine, Nominative
Strong’s number: G5561 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 11:28
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΩΜΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΤΩΝΧΩΜΑΤΩΝ — of the earthworks, of the mounds, of the ramparts, of the bulwarks
- ΧΩΜΑ — mound, an embankment, a rampart, a siege-mound
- ΧΩΜΑΣΙ — to mounds, for mounds, to ramparts, for ramparts, mounds, ramparts
- ΧΩΜΑΣΙΝ — mound, rampart, embankment, siege-mound, earthwork
- ΧΩΜΑΤΑ — mounds, earthworks, ramparts, embankments
- ΧΩΜΑΤΙ — mound, a mound, heap, a heap, earth, soil, a dam, an embankment
- ΧΩΜΑΤΟΣ — of a mound, of an embankment, of a heap, of an earthwork, of a rampart
- ΧΩΜΑΤΩΝ — of mounds, of earthworks, of ramparts, of embankments
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