Exodus 30:35 — Word Study
WLCוְעָשִׂ֤יתָ אֹתָהּ֙ קְטֹ֔רֶת רֹ֖קַח מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה רוֹקֵ֑חַ מְמֻלָּ֖ח טָה֥וֹר קֹֽדֶשׁ׃
BSAand makeʻâsâh [a perfume, a confection] a fragrant blend of incenseqᵉṭôreth [a sweet smoke, a pleasing aroma] the work of a perfumerrâqach [deed, action, one who mixes spices, an apothecary] seasoned with saltmâlach [to preserve, to add flavor] pureṭâhôwr [clean, ceremonially undefiled] and holyqôdesh [set apart, sanctified]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ | and you will make | Verb, Qal, sequential perfect second person masculine singular |
| אֹתָהּ֙ | the object marker it | Particle, suffix |
| קְטֹ֔רֶת | incense | Noun common, feminine singular construct |
| רֹ֖קַח | perfume | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
| מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה | [the] work of | Noun common, masculine singular construct |
| רוֹקֵ֑חַ | a perfumer | Verb, Qal, participle (active) masculine singular |
| מְמֻלָּ֖ח | salted | Verb, Pual, participle (passive) masculine singular |
| טָה֥וֹר | pure | Adj |
| קֹֽדֶשׁ׃ | a holy thing | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
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| BSB | and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy. |
| KJV | And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy: |
| ASV | and thou shalt make of it incense, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy: |
| YLT | and thou hast made it a perfume, a compound, work of a compounder, salted, pure, holy; |
| WEB | You shall make incense of it, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy. |
| BBE | And make from them a perfume, such as is made by the art of the perfume-maker, mixed with salt, and clean and holy. |
Where they part company is טָה֥וֹר — see How Translations Differ.
The main verb leads into several phrases that describe the incense and its preparation, creating a clear structure focused on the act of making.
6 commentators on this verse
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Deep Study — Exodus 30:35
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Context — Instructions for Incense Preparationgenerated
Exodus 30:35 provides specific instructions from God to Moses regarding the preparation of incense for use in worship. This incense is to be a fragrant blend, emphasizing its importance in the sacrificial system and worship practices. The surrounding verses detail the ingredients and the sacredness of the preparation, highlighting the reverence required in approaching God.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proverbs 27:9 | Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul. |
| 2 | Song of Solomon 1:3 | |
| 3 | Song of Solomon 3:6 | |
| 4 | John 12:3 | Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. |
| 5 | Leviticus 2:13 | And you shall season each of your grain offerings with salt. You must not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offering; you are to add salt to each of your offerings. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 5 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — קְטֹ֔רֶת, ke.To.retgenerated
The word קְטֹרֶת (keTo.ret) refers to incense, specifically the sweet smoke produced from burning aromatic substances. It is derived from a root that relates to fumigation and is often associated with offerings made to God. The use of incense symbolizes a pleasing aroma to the Lord, representing the prayers and worship of the people.
In this context, the incense is described as a blend that is to be made by a perfumer, indicating a careful and skilled preparation process. The emphasis on its fragrant nature underscores its role in the worship setting, where it serves to create a holy atmosphere.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against. The BSB has incense, and so do the KJV and ASV, maintaining the literal meaning of קְטֹ֔רֶת.
Where others part company with the BSB they part company over a real fork in the lexicon, not over style. Perfume (YLT) captures the essence of the blend, while spice (WEB) emphasizes the aromatic nature of the ingredients.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The finite verb governing the verse is וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ (ve'a.sita), and you will make, which leads into a series of noun phrases detailing what is to be made: the incense, the work of a perfumer, and the qualities of the incense.
The structure emphasizes the action of making and the specific attributes of the incense, highlighting its importance in the worship practices of Israel.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates קְטֹרֶת as θυμίαμα (thymiamma), which also means incense. This choice reflects a focus on the aromatic quality of the substance, aligning with its function in worship.
The translation indicates a continuity in the understanding of incense as a vital part of the sacrificial system, emphasizing its role in creating a pleasing offering to God.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Exodus 30:35 tells us that God instructed Moses to create a special blend of incense for worship. This incense is to be made by a perfumer and must be pure, holy, and seasoned with salt, highlighting its significance in the worship practices of the Israelites.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
The incense symbolizes the prayers of the people, creating a pleasing aroma to God, and is an essential part of the sacrificial system.
Salt is used to preserve and add flavor, symbolizing the covenant and purity required in offerings to God.
Being 'pure and holy' indicates that the incense must be free from impurities and set apart for sacred use, reflecting the holiness of God.
This instruction parallels other offerings in the Bible, where specific guidelines ensure that what is presented to God is done with reverence and care.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What does the preparation of the incense teach us about the importance of worship?
- How can we apply the principles of purity and holiness in our own lives?
- In what ways can we ensure that our offerings to God are pleasing to Him?
- How does understanding the significance of incense enhance our appreciation for worship practices?
Commentators on this verse — 6 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Exodus 30:35 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAnd thou shalt make it a perfume,.... By mixing the above spices together: a confection after the art of the apothecary; in the manner they beat, compound, and mix several ingredients together:
Read John Gill on Exodus 30 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryAnd the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight: Take unto thee sweet spices.
Read Robert Jamieson on Exodus 30 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleTempered together, Heb. salted; either, 1. Properly, for salt was to be offered with all offerings, . And the Hebrew doctors tell us that six egg-shells full of salt were used. Or, 2. Metaphorically, well mixed together, as salt was with things either offered to God, or eaten by man. Pure, of the best of each kind of drugs, the most perfect and uncorrupted.
Read Matthew Poole on Exodus 30 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(35) A confection after the art of the apothecary.—See Note on Exodus 30:25. Bezaleel’s art was called in, both for the composition of the holy oil and of the holy incense (Exodus 37:29). Tempered together.—So the LXX., the Vulg., and the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan. But most moderns render “salted,” or “mixed with salt.” (See Buxtorf, Gesenius, Lee, Rosenmüller, De Wette, Kalisch, Keil, &c.). The word used is capable of either meaning.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Exodus 30 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges35. a perfume, the work of the perfumer] as v. 25. seasoned with salt] salted (cf. Sir 49:1 Heb.). In spite of the Versions (‘mixed’; and so RVm. = AV. tempered together [without ‘with salt’]), this is the only rend. which philology permits (so Ges. Di. Bä. &c.). ‘Seasoned with salt’ is, however, a doubtful paraphrase; for the incense was not a food. Salt, from its purifying and antiseptic properties, may have been added to the other ingredients, as symbolical of what was wholesome and sound; it has also been supposed (J. D. Michaelis, as cited by Di. and Bä.) that it may have been used, as causing the incense to kindle more rapidly, for the purpose of diffusing a wider cloud of smoke. The…
Read Cambridge on Exodus 30 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible35. Art of the apothecary — See on Exodus 30:25. Tempered together — Rather, seasoned with salt, after the manner of meat offerings. See on Leviticus 2:13.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Exodus 30 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.
You shall make incense of it, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.
and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.
and make it into an incense, a perfume, the work of a perfumer. It is to be finely ground, and pure and sacred.
Tyndale line
And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy:
and thou shalt make of it incense, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy:
and thou shalt make of it incense, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy:
And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy:
Then thou shalt make of them perfume composed after the arte of the apothecarie, mingled together, pure and holy.
Strictly literal
And thou shalt make it into incense, a perfume, after the work of the perfumer, salted, pure, holy.
and thou hast made it a perfume, a compound, work of a compounder, salted, pure, holy;
and you have made it an incense, a compound, work of a compounder, salted, pure, holy;
And thou shalt make it an incense, a mixture after the art of the apothecary, well mingled together, pure and holy.
Make it into the form of incense, blended by a perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and set apart.
From the Latin
And thou shalt make incense compounded by the work of the perfumer, well tempered together, and pure, and most worthy of sanctification.
Simplified
Add some salt and make pure and holy incense blended like the product of an expert perfumer.
And make from them a perfume, such as is made by the art of the perfume-maker, mixed with salt, and clean and holy.
Word by word, the decisions they made
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text is supported by the Septuagint, which matches all nine words in the verse. The Samaritan Pentateuch differs in two words, using אתו (the object marker it) and ממלחת (eat salt), while the Dead Sea Scrolls contain partial restorations but align closely with the Masoretic Text.
וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ אֹתָהּ֙ קְטֹ֔רֶת רֹ֖קַח מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה רוֹקֵ֑חַ מְמֻלָּ֖ח טָה֥וֹר קֹֽדֶשׁ׃
9 of the 9 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
ועשׂית אתו קטרת רקח מעשׂה רקח ממלחת טהור קדשׁ
2 words differ from the Masoretic Text: אתו (
[ועשית] [את׳ו] [קטרת] רוקח מעשה [רוקח] [ממלח] [טהור] [קדש]
nothing on the leather here — 2 partly restored, 7 supplied entire by an editor.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Exodus 30:35
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
עָשָׂה (asah) is a Hebrew verb meaning to do or make, encompassing a wide range of actions such as producing, preparing, and observing. It can refer to both concrete and abstract activities, including making offerings and attending to tasks. The verb also has forms indicating passive meanings, such as being made or offered. Notably, the Piel form refers to pressing or squeezing.
עָשָׂה 2622 vb. do, make
Qal 2524
do (1560 t.)
deal with
oft. in phr. do kindness with
abs. act, act with effect
make (670 t.)
produce, yield
prepare, esp. of dressing and cooking food
make offering
attend to, put in order
observe, celebrate, religious festival
acquire property of various kinds
appoint priests
bring about of י׳’s effecting a deliverance
use
spend, pass, days of life
Niph.
97be done
be made, of concr. things
be produced from vine
be prepared, of food
be offered
be observed, passover
be used
Pu. I was made
base
[עָשָׂה] vb. Pi. press, squeeze
base
H6213a עָשָׂה do, make .. . do (1560 + t.)
. deal with
. oft. in phr. do kindness with
. abs. act, act with effect
. . make (670 + t.)
. produce, yield
. prepare, esp. of dressing and cooking food
. make offering
. attend to, put in order
. observe, celebrate, religious festival
. acquire property of various kinds
. appoint priests
. bring about of י׳’s effecting a deliverance
. use
. spend, pass, days of life
. . be done
. . be made, of concr. things
. be produced from vine
. be prepared, of food
. be offered
. be observed, passover
. be used
. I was made
H6213b עָשָׂה Pi. press, squeeze
6213 `asah aw-saw'
a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and
widest application (as follows):--accomplish, advance,
appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth,
bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal
(with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in)
execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, +
finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go
about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X
indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain,
make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare,
bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure,
provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin,
spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be
(warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
עָשָׂה (a.sah) — to make: do.
: do/perform
1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to do, work, make, produce
1a1a) to do
1a1b) to work
1a1c) to deal (with)
1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect
1a2) to make
1a2a) to make
1a2b) to produce
1a2c) to prepare
1a2d) to make (an offering)
1a2e) to attend to, put in order
1a2f) to observe, celebrate
1a2g) to acquire (property)
1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute
1a2i) to bring about
1a2j) to use
1a2k) to spend, pass
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be done
1b2) to be made
1b3) to be produced
1b4) to be offered
1b5) to be observed
1b6) to be used
1c) (Pual) to be made
עָשָׂה (a.sah) — to press.
(Piel) to press, squeeze
עָשָׂה (a.sah) — to make.
: make(OBJECT)
1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to do, work, make, produce
1a1a) to do
1a1b) to work
1a1c) to deal (with)
1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect
1a2) to make
1a2a) to make
1a2b) to produce
Conj | V-Qal-2ms — Verb · Qal · sequential perfect second person masculine singularHc/Vqq2ms
אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).
אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite
base
H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite
853 'eth ayth
apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of
entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more
definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or
namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).
see HEBREW for 0226
אֵת (et) — [Obj.].
sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)
HTo/Sp3fs — Particle · suffixHTo/Sp3fs
קְטֹ֫רֶת (qtoreth) refers to smoke or the odour of burning sacrifices, specifically incense or perfume. It is derived from the root word for fumigation. The term encompasses the sweet smoke associated with sacrifices and is used in contexts related to offerings.
קְטֹ֫רֶת 60 n.f. smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice, incense
base
H7004 קְטֹ֫רֶת smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice, incense
7004 qtoreth ket-o'-reth
from 6999; a fumigation:--(sweet) incense, perfume.
see HEBREW for 06999
קְטֹ֫רֶת (qe.to.ret) — incense.
1) incense, smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice
1a) sweet smoke of sacrifice
1b) incense
1c) perfume
N-fs — Noun common · feminine singular constructHNcfsc
in'-sens (qeTorah; in Jer 44:21, qiTTer; in Mal 1:11, qaTar, "In every place incense shall be offered unto my name"; the word lebhonah, translated "incense" in several passages in Isa and Jer in the King James Version, is properly "frankincense," and is so rendered in the Revised Version (British and American)): The offering of incense, or burning of aromatic substances, is common in the religious ceremonies of nearly all nations (Egyptians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Phoenicians, etc.), and it is natural to find it holding a prominent place in the tabernacle and temple-worship of Israel. The newer critical theory that incense was a late importation into the religion of Israel, and that the altar of incense described in Ex 30:1…
Incense
A fragrant composition prepared by the “art of the apothecary.” It consisted of four ingredients “beaten small” (Ex. 30:34-36). That which was not thus prepared was called “strange incense” (30:9). It was offered along with every meat-offering; and besides was daily offered on the golden altar in the holy place, and on the great day of atonement was burnt by the high priest in the holy of holies (30:7, 8). It was the symbol of prayer (Ps. 141:1,2; Rev. 5:8; 8:3, 4).
from the Latin "to burn," "a mixture of gums or spices and the like, used for the purpose of producing a perfume when burned;" or the perfume itself of the spices, etc., burned in worship. The incense employed in the service of the tabernacle walls compounded of the perfumes stacte, onycha, galbanum and pure frankincense. All incense which was not made of these ingredients was forbidden to be offered. (Exodus 30:9) Aaron, as high priest, was originally appointed to offer incense each morning and evening. The times of offering incense were specified in the instructions first given to Moses. (Exodus 30:7,8) When the priest entered the holy place with the incense, all the people were removed from the temple, and from between the porch and the altar. Cf. (
A dry, aromatic gum, exuding from a tree which grows in Arabia and India. It is called also frankincense, from the freedom with which when burning it gives forth its odors. Other spices were mixed with it to make the sacred incense, the use of which for any other purpose was strictly forbidden, Ex 30:34-38. To offer incense, among the Hebrews, was an officer peculiar to the priests; for which purpose they entered into the holy apartment of the temple every morning and evening. On the great day of expiation, the high-priest burnt incense in his censer as he entered the Holy of Holies, and the smoke which arose from it prevented his looking with too much curiosity on the ark and mercy seat, Le 16:13. The Levites were not permitted to touch the censers; and Korah, Dathan, and…
רֹ֫קֵחַ (roqach) refers to a spice mixture or aromatic substance, often associated with perfumes and ointments. It is derived from the root word for aromatic, indicating its use in fragrant preparations. The entries consistently emphasize its connection to spices and perfumery, with no significant disagreements noted among the lexicons.
רֹ֫קֵחַ n.[m.] spice-mixture, prefume
base
H7545 רֹ֫קֵחַ, רֹקַח
7545 roqach ro'-kakh
from 7542; an aromatic:--confection, ointment.
see HEBREW for 07542
רֹ֫קֵחַ (ro.qach) — spice.
spice-mixture, perfume, ointment
HNcmsa — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa
מַעֲשֶׂה (ma`aseh) means deed or work, encompassing a range of actions from good to bad, and includes concepts like business, labor, and products made. It can refer to specific achievements, works of God, or even customs. The entries suggest a broad application in various contexts, but do not indicate any significant disagreement among lexicons.
מַעֲשֶׂה 233 n.m. deed, work
base
H4639 מַעֲשֶׂה deed, work
4639 ma`aseh mah-as-eh'
from 6213; an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction;
abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically,
a poem) or (generally) property:--act, art, + bakemeat,
business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making,
occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, X well,
((handy-, needle-, net-))work(ing, - manship), wrought.
see HEBREW for 06213
מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) — deed: work.
: work/product
1) deed, work
1a) deed, thing done, act
1b) work, labour
1c) business, pursuit
1d) undertaking, enterprise
1e) achievement
1f) deeds, works (of deliverance and judgment)
1g) work, thing made
1h) work (of God)
1i) product
מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) — deed: justice.
: justice/right/righteousness
1) deed, work
1a) deed, thing done, act
1b) work, labour
1c) business, pursuit
1d) undertaking, enterprise
1e) achievement
1f) deeds, works (of deliverance and judgment)
1g) work, thing made
1h) work (of God)
1i) product
מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) — deed: judgement.
: judgement/punishment
1) deed, work
1a) deed, thing done, act
1b) work, labour
1c) business, pursuit
1d) undertaking, enterprise
1e) achievement
1f) deeds, works (of deliverance and judgment)
1g) work, thing made
1h) work (of God)
1i) product
מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) — deed: custom.
: custom/manner
HNcmsc — Noun common · masculine singular constructHNcmsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
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רָקַח (raqach) is a Hebrew verb meaning to mix or compound, particularly in reference to oils and ointments. It can denote both the action of mixing and the role of a mixer or perfumer. The entries suggest various forms of the verb, including Qal, Pual, and Hiphil, indicating different usages in context.
[רָקַח] vb. mix, or compound oil, ointment (perh. denom.);—
Qal mix, compound; pt. as subst. compounders of the ointment; as a professional name, mixer, perfumer
Pu. mixed as ointment
Hiph. spice the spicing (?), i.e. spice (the meat) well, but very dub.
base
H7543 רָקַח
7543 raqach raw-kakh'
a primitive root; to perfume:--apothecary, compound, make
(ointment), prepare, spice.
רָקַח (ra.qach) — to mix.
1) to mix, compound
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to mix, compound
1a2) compounder, mixer, perfumer (participle) (subst)
1b) (Pual) mixed (participle)
1c) (Hiphil) to mix
V-Qal — Verb · Qal · participle (active) masculine singularHVqrmsa
The Hebrew word מָלַח (malach) has two primary meanings: to tear away or dissipate, and to salt or season. It can refer to being dispersed in fragments (Niph.) or the act of salting (Qal). The word appears in contexts like Isaiah 51:6 and Leviticus 2:13, where it relates to both physical and metaphorical uses.
H4414a מָלַח tear away, dissipate—Niph. fig. be dispersed in fragments, dissipated H4414b מָלַח vb. denom. salt, season
4414 malach maw-lakh'
a primitive root; properly, to rub to pieces or pulverize;
intransitively, to disappear as dust; also (as denominative
from 4417) to salt whether internally (to season with salt) or
externally (to rub with salt):--X at all, salt, season,
temper together, vanish away.
see HEBREW for 04417
מָלַח (ma.lach) — to dissipate.
1) to tear away, dissipate
1a) (Niphal) to be dispersed, be dissipated
מָלַח (ma.lach) — to salt.
1) to salt, season
1a) (Qal) to salt, season
1b) (Pual) to be salted
1c) (Hophal) to be rubbed or washed with salt
Aramaic equivalent: me.lach (מְלַח "to eat salt" H4415)
V-Pual-Inf-c — Verb · Pual · participle (passive) masculine singularHVPsmsa
טָהוֹר (tahor) means clean or pure, covering physical, ceremonial, and moral senses. It is derived from the root word associated with H2891. The entries emphasize its application in various contexts, including animals and ethical purity.
טָהוֹר adj. clean, pure
base
H2889 טָהוֹר clean, pure
2889 tahowr taw-hore'
or tahor {taw-hore'}; from 2891; pure (in a physical,
chemical, ceremonial or moral sense):--clean, fair,
pure(-ness).
see HEBREW for 02891
טָהוֹר (ta.hor) — pure.
1) pure, clean
1a) clean (ceremonially-of animals)
1b) pure (physically)
1c) pure, clean (morally, ethically)
Adj — AdjHAamsa
קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qodesh) refers to the concepts of apartness, sacredness, and holiness. It can denote a sacred place or thing, such as the Most Holy Place or a sanctuary. The term emphasizes the idea of being set apart, whether in relation to God, places, or objects.
קֹ֫דֶשׁ 469 n.m. apartness, sacredness
base
H6944 קֹ֫דֶשׁ apartness, sacredness
6944 qodesh ko'-desh
from 6942; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract,
sanctity:--consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed
(thing), holiness, (X most) holy (X day, portion, thing),
saint, sanctuary.
see HEBREW for 06942
קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) — holiness.
1) apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness
1a) apartness, sacredness, holiness
1a1) of God
1a2) of places
1a3) of things
1b) set-apartness, separateness
קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) — Most Holy Place.
This name means apartness, holiness, sacredness
Also named: hagion (ἅγιον "Most Holy Place" G0039H)
קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) — (Way of) Holiness.
Combined with de.rekh (דֶּ֫רֶךְ "Way" H1870H)
This name means apartness, holiness, sacredness
קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) — Holy Place.
This name means apartness, holiness, sacredness
Also named: hagion (ἅγιον "Holy Place" G0039)
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa