בֶּ֫שֶׂם
be.sem
“spice”
Definition
fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant
or בֹּשֶׂם; from the same as H1313 (בָּשָׂם);
- spice, balsam, balsam tree, perfume 2) (TWOT) sweet, sweet smell, sweet odour
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
בֶּ֫שֶׂם appears 25 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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.
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.
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.
as well as spices and olive oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.
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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