κιννᾰμωμ-ον G2792
Cinnamon, an aromatic spice derived from tree bark
This noun refers to the valuable aromatic spice obtained from cinnamon tree bark, highly prized in the ancient world. Revelation 18:13 lists it among the luxury goods whose trade ceases when Babylon falls—emphasizing the commercial empire's materialism and the magnitude of judgment. The transliterations (canela, Zimt) show how the word passed through languages. Cinnamon's inclusion underscores both the extent of luxury trade and its ultimate worthlessness.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Refers to the spice cinnamon, a valuable trade commodity in antiquity. Its appearance in Revelation's cargo list of fallen Babylon emphasizes the doomed city's attachment to luxury and sensual pleasure—even expensive aromatic spices cannot avert divine judgment or purchase redemption from coming destruction. 1×
AR["قِرْفَةٍ"]·ben["দারুচিনি"]·DE["Zimt"]·EN["cinnamon"]·FR["Zimt"]·heb["קִנָּמוֹן"]·HI["दालचीनी"]·ID["kayu-manis"]·IT["kinnamōmon"]·jav["kayu-manis"]·KO["계피와"]·PT["canela"]·RU["корицу"]·ES["canela"]·SW["mdalasini,"]·TR["tarçını"]·urd["دار-چینی"]
Related Senses
H8081 1. oil (substance) (180×)H3196 1. wine (fermented grape juice) (141×)H1706 1. honey (54×)H4682 1. unleavened bread/cakes (53×)H2461 1. milk (42×)H8492 1. new wine / must (38×)H0400 1. food, nourishment (36×)G3631 1. wine (34×)H3978 1. food, nourishment (30×)H1314 1. spice / perfume / balsam (29×)H7416 1. pomegranate (fruit/ornament) (28×)H3323 1. fresh oil, olive oil (23×)H2964 1. prey, torn flesh (19×)H3899 2. food, sustenance (19×)G1033 1. food (17×)G5160 1. food (16×)H5561 1. spices, aromatic substances (16×)H0402 1. food, nourishment (14×)G2219 1. leaven (13×)H4478a 1. manna (13×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
κιννᾰμωμ-ον, τό, = Hebrew [kudot]innamon, a superior kind of cassia, Cinnamomum Cassia, Refs 5th c.BC+, etc.: κῐνάμωμον, Refs 2nd c.AD+, also in codices of Refs 1st c.BC+, variant in Hdt.[same place]; compare κίνναμον. __II name of a fabulous Indian bird, said to make its nest of twigs of κιννάμωμον (compare κινναμολόγος), Refs 4th c.BC+