H6988 H6988
incense, the smoke of sacrifice rising from the altar
A feminine noun meaning incense or sacrificial smoke. Deuteronomy 33:10 describes the Levites' priestly duties: 'They shall put incense before you, and whole burnt offering on your altar.' The term relates to the verb 'to burn incense' and designates either the incense itself or its ascending smoke. Some interpreters debate whether this refers specifically to incense offerings or more broadly to any sacrificial smoke, though the parallel with burnt offering suggests the former is more likely.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Incense or the smoke arising from incense burned in worship, mentioned in Moses' blessing of Levi. The phrase 'they shall put qetorah before you' describes the priestly prerogative of offering fragrant smoke to God, distinct from animal sacrifice. Translations consistently render this 'incense' (Spanish incienso, German Weihrauch), recognizing it as a technical cultic term. The Levitical monopoly on incense offerings (later violated by kings like Uzziah) made this a defining priestly function, transforming physical fragrance into symbol of prayers ascending heavenward. 1×
AR["بَخُورًا"]·ben["ধূপ"]·DE["Weihrauch"]·EN["incense"]·FR["encens"]·heb["קטורה"]·HI["धूप"]·ID["kemenyan"]·IT["incenso"]·jav["dupa"]·KO["향을"]·PT["incenso"]·RU["курение"]·ES["incienso"]·SW["uvumba"]·TR["buhur"]·urd["بخور"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† קְטוֹרָה n.m. smoke of sacrifice;—abs. Dt 33:10 (E; Di al. of incense).