Senses
1. mix, compound ointment/spices — To mix or compound aromatic oils, ointments, or spices; used both as a verb ('compound, mix') and in participial form as a professional title ('perfumer, ointment-mixer'). Central to the preparation of the sacred anointing oil and incense in the Tabernacle (Exod 30:25, 30:33, 30:35, 37:29), of spiced burial preparations (2 Chr 16:14 Pual 'compounded'), of Levitical perfumers (1 Chr 9:30 'mixers of the spices'), and in wisdom literature (Eccl 10:1 'the perfumer's ointment'). The Hifil imperative in Ezek 24:10 ('mix the spices') extends the sense to cooking/seasoning. Arabic 'attaar 'perfumer,' Hindi itr banaane vaale 'perfume maker,' Spanish perfumador. 8×
AR["خَالِطُو","رُوقِيحَ","عَطّارٍ","مَمْزُوجَةٍ","وَاطْبُخِ","يُرَكِّبُ"]·ben["এবং-মশলা-মেশাও","গন্ধকারের","গন্ধতৈরিকারীর","প্রস্তুত-করা","মশলা-প্রস্তুতকারকরা","মেশাবে","সুগন্ধি-প্রস্তুতকারকের"]·DE["Salbenmischer","[והרקח]","[מרקחים]","[רוקח]","[רקחי]","compounder","compounds"]·EN["and-mix","compounded","compounder","compounds","mixers-of","perfumer","the-perfumer"]·FR["[מרקחים]","[רקחי]","compounder","compounds","et-parfumer","perfumer","רוקח"]·heb["ו-הרקח","ירקח","מרקחים","רוקח","רקחי"]·HI["इत्र-बनाने-वाला","इत्र-बनाने-वाले","इत्र-बनानेवाले-की","बनानेवाले","मिलाए","मिश्रित","सुगंधिये-का"]·ID["dan-campurkanlah","mencampur","pembuat-pembuat-campuran","tukang-campur","tukang-rempah","yang-dicampur"]·IT["[והרקח]","[מרקחים]","[רקחי]","compounder","compounds","il-perfumer","profumiere"]·jav["ingkang-dipunracik","lan-bumbuha","ngracik","tukang-ngrakit","tukang-racik","tukang-tamba.","tukang-wewangi"]·KO["그리고-양념하여라","만드는","만드는-자들-의","제조자-의","향료-만드는-자의","혼합된"]·PT["e-tempera","misturadas","misturar","perfumista","preparadores-de"]·RU["и-приготовь","мироварщика;","смешанными","смешивающие","составит","составителя","составителя-благовоний"]·ES["mezcladas","mezcladores-de","perfumador","perfumista","prepare","y-condimenta"]·SW["atachanganya","manukato","na-changanya","vilivyochanganywa","wachanganya","ya-mchanganyaji","ya-mtengenezaji-wa-manukato"]·TR["baharatcı","karıştıranları","karıştırılmış","karıştırırsa","parfumcu","parfumcunun","ve-karıştır"]·urd["اور-مصالحہ-ڈال","بنائے-گا","بنائے-ہوئے","بنانے-والے","عطار-کا"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [רָקַח] vb. mix, or compound oil, ointment (perhaps denom.; in this case √ meaning unknown; NH has מִרְקַחַת ointment; Ph. רקח either spice-mixer (Bloch) or spice-dealer (Lzb); perhaps akin to Assyrian riḳḳu, spice, MeissnSuppl. 90, cf. rikkê, DlHWB 620);— Qal Impf. 3 ms. יִרְקַח Ex 30:33; Pt. רֹקֵחַ v 25, 35, רוֹ׳ 37:29 Ec 10:1; pl. cstr. רֹקְחֵי 1 Ch 9:30;—mix, compound, Ex 30:33 (P;…