HebrewH1314Noun (Masculine)

בֶּ֫שֶׂם

be.sem

25Occurrences
H1314Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant

or בֹּשֶׂם; from the same as H1313 (בָּשָׂם);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. spice, balsam, balsam tree, perfume 2) (TWOT) sweet, sweet smell, sweet odour

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

בֶּ֫שֶׂם appears 25 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Song of Solomon
6
2 Chronicles
5
Exodus
4
1 Kings
3
1 Chronicles
2
Isaiah
2
2 Kings
1
Esther
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 9:29BSB

Others were put in charge of the furnishings and other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the fine flour, wine, oil, frankincense, and spices.

2 Chronicles 16:14BSB

And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.

2 Kings 20:13BSB

And Hezekiah received the envoys and showed them all that was in his treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, as well as his armory—all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his palace or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.

Exodus 35:28BSB

as well as spices and olive oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.

Song of Solomon 4:14BSB

with nard and saffron, with calamus and cinnamon,with every kind of frankincense tree,with myrrh and aloes,with all the finest spices.

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