1. spices, aromatic substances — A masculine plural noun denoting fragrant spices or aromatic substances used in the preparation of sacred incense and anointing oil (Exod 25:6; 30:23-34; 35:8, 28; 37:29; 1 Chr 9:29-30; 2 Chr 2:3; Song 4:10, 14, 16; 8:14). All 16 occurrences refer to the same category of aromatic materials; the only difference is the presence or absence of the definite article. Multilingual evidence: eng 'spices / the spices', spa 'especias / las especias', arb 'عِطْرٍ / العِطرِ', kor '향품들 / 그 향품들', swa 'manukato / wenye manukato', hin 'सुगंधित / सुगंधित के'. 16×
AR["-الأَطْيَابِ","أَطيابٍ","أَطْيَابٍ","أَعْطَارٍ","الأطيابِ","العَطورِ","العِطرِ","العِطْرِ","عَطوراً","عَطِرٍ","عِطْرٍ"]·ben["সুগন্ধদ্রব্যের","সুগন্ধি","সুগন্ধি-দ্রব্য","সুগন্ধিদ্রব্য","সুগন্ধির","সুগন্ধের","সেই-সুগন্ধি"]·DE["Gewuerze","[סמים]","der-Gewuerze","der-fragrant-Gewuerze","der-spices","spices"]·EN["spices","the-fragrant-spices","the-spices"]·FR["[סמים]","aromates","le-aromates","le-parfumé-aromates","le-spices","spices"]·heb["ה-סמים","סמים"]·HI["सुगंधित","सुगंधित-का","सुगंधित-के","सुगंधित-द्रव्यों","सुगंधित-सामग्री","सुगंधों-का","सुगन्धित","सुगन्धित-द्रव्य"]·ID["harum","rempah-rempah","rempah-rempah-harum","wangi","wangi-wangian"]·IT["il-fragrant-spezie","il-spezie","il-spices","spezie","spices"]·jav["arum","wangi","wangi,","wangi-punika","wangi-punika.","wangi.","wangi;","wewangen"]·KO["그-향기로운-것들-의","그-향료들","그-향료의","그-향품들의","그-향품의","향기로운","향들-의","향료","향료들","향품들과","향품들을","향품들의"]·PT["as-especiarias","especiarias"]·RU["ароматное","ароматные","ароматных","ароматов","благовоний","благовония","благовонного","благовонное","душистое"]·ES["especias","las-especias"]·SW["harufu-nzuri","manukato","viungo","wa-manukato","wenye-harufu-nzuri","wenye-manukato"]·TR["-güzel-kokular","-güzel-kokulu","baharatlar","baharatlı","güzel-kokulu","güzel-kokulu-baharatların-","hoş-kokular","hoş-kokulu","tatlı-baharat","tatlı-baharatların"]·urd["-خوشبودار-کے","بخور-کی","خوشبو","خوشبو-کی","خوشبو-کے","خوشبودار","سامان-کا","مسالے-کی","مصالحے"]
Exod 25:6, Exod 30:7, Exod 30:34, Exod 30:34, Exod 31:11, Exod 35:8, Exod 35:15, Exod 35:28, Exod 37:29, Exod 39:38, Exod 40:27, Lev 4:7 (+4 more)
Senses
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×)H0402 1. food, nourishment (14×)G2219 1. leaven (13×)H4478a 1. manna (13×)G1637 1. olive oil (11×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
[סַם16] n.m. spice, used in incense;—only pl. abs. סַמִּים, and only P Ch; Ex 30:34(×2) elsewhere קְטֹרֶת (הַ)סַּמִּים incense of spices 25:6 + 8 times Ex, Lv 4:7; 16:12; Nu 4:16; 2 Ch 2:3; 13:11.