רָקַח
ra.qach
“to mix”
Definition
to perfume
a primitive root;
- to mix, compound 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to mix, compound 1a2) compounder, mixer, perfumer (participle) (subst) 1b) (Pual) mixed (participle) 1c) (Hiphil) to mix
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
רָקַח appears 8 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
And some of the sons of the priests mixed the 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.
As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil,so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.
Anyone who mixes perfume like it or puts it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.’”
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