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Spice

Aromatic substances, of which several are named in Ex. 30. This unified study connects 6 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
  • Historical Reference: concordance
  • Historical Reference: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping
  • Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
  • Historical Reference: A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament
  • Historical Reference: Installed reference work

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H1314, H1313, H4840, H5561, H7544, G0759, G8392, H7543
Hebrew
בֹּ֫שֶׂם · besem
Greek
ἄρωμα · arōma

Strong’s and original-language information

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping

בֹּ֫שֶׂם

H1314
Transliteration
besem
Pronunciation
beh'-sem
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
30

Glosses

spice, balsam, balsam-tree, smell, spice, sweet (odour).

Lexicon definition

fragrance

by implication, spicery

also the balsam plant

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ἄρωμα

G0759
Transliteration
arōma
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-N
Indexed occurrences
4

Glosses

spices, (sweet) spice

Lexicon definition

ἄρωμα, -τος, τό [in LXX for בֶּשֶׂם ;] spice: Mrk.16:1, Luk.23:56 24:1, Jhn.19:40.† (AS)

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

νεχωθά

G8392
Transliteration
nechōtha
Part of speech
N:N
Indexed occurrences
0

Glosses

spices

Lexicon definition

spices

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Ἄρωμα

G0759
Transliteration
árōma
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
4

Glosses

(sweet) spice

Lexicon definition

any aromatic substance, spice, &c. Mar. 16.1. Lu. 23.56; 24.1. Jno. 19.40.

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

רָקַח

H7543
Transliteration
râqach
Pronunciation
raw-kakh'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
8

Glosses

apothecary, compound, make (ointment), prepare, spice.

Lexicon definition

to perfume

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

בֶּשֶׂם

H1314
Transliteration
besem
Pronunciation
beh'-sem
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
30

Glosses

smell, spice, sweet (odour).

Lexicon definition

fragrance

by implication, spicery

also the balsam plant

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Spices

Aromatic substances, of which several are named in Ex. 30. They were used in the sacred anointing oil (Ex. 25:6; 35:8; 1 Chr. 9:29), and in embalming the dead (2 Chr. 16:14; Luke 23:56; 24:1; John 19:39, 40). Spices were stored by Hezekiah in his treasure-house (2 Kings 20:13; Isa. 39:2).

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Spice

Indexed occurrences: 3

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Strong's Concordance

Spices

Indexed occurrences: 36

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Topical Bible

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Topic

SPICES

Nave’s Topical Bible references for SPICES.

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Dictionary

Cassia

(1.) Hebrew kiddah', i.e., "split." One of the principal spices of the holy anointing oil (Ex. 30:24), and an article of commerce (Ezek. 27:19). It is the inner bark of a tree resembling the cinnamon (q.v.), the Cinnamomum cassia of botanists, and was probably imported from India. (2.) Hebrew pl. ketzi'oth (Ps. 45:8). Mentioned in connection with myrrh and aloes as being used to scent garments. It was probably prepared from the peeled bark, as the Hebrew word suggests, of some kind of cinnamon.

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Gilead, Balm of

The region of Gilead abounded in spices and aromatic gums, which were exported to Egypt and Tyre (Gen. 37:25; Jer. 8:22; 46:11; Ezek. 27:17). The word "balm" is a contracted form of "balsam," a word derived from the Greek balsamon, which was adopted as the representative of the Hebrew words baal shemen, meaning "lord" or "chief of oils." The Hebrew name of this balm was tsori. The tree yielding this medicinal oil was probably the Balsamodendron opobalsamum of botanists, and the Amyris opobalsamum of Linnaeus. It is an evergreen, rising to the height of about 14 feet. The oil or resin, exuding through an orifice made in its bark in very small quantities, is esteemed of great value for its supposed medicinal qualities. (See [241]BALM.) It may be noted that Coverdale's version reads in Jer. 8:22, "There is no triacle in Galaad." The word "triacle" = "treacle" is used in the sense of ointment.

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Spices

Aromatic substances, of which several are named in Ex. 30. They were used in the sacred anointing oil (Ex. 25:6; 35:8; 1 Chr. 9:29), and in embalming the dead (2 Chr. 16:14; Luke 23:56; 24:1; John 19:39, 40). Spices were stored by Hezekiah in his treasure-house (2 Kings 20:13; Isa. 39:2).

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