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H2590 חָנַט (chânaṭ) khaw-nat'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

a primitive root; to spice; by implication, to embalm; also to ripen

KJV Usage: embalm, put forth

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

חָנַט (cha.nat) — to spice. v 1) to embalm, spice, make spicy 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to spice, make spicy 1a2) to embalm 2) (CLBL) to ripen

חֲנֻטִים (cha.nu.tim) — embalming. (BDB) embalming

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

verb · חִטָּה

Stage | verb qal

to bring forth (fruits), to produce (fruits) = causative action by which plants form fruits

SNG 2:13

verb · חֲנֻטִים

Whole | verb qal

to embalm = causative action by which humans process the body of other humans to preserve it from decaying, which is done with the help of spices

GEN 50:2 · GEN 50:2 · GEN 50:26

Reinier de Blois

noun m · חנט

Whole

embalming = causative action by which humans process the body of other humans to preserve it from decaying, which is done with the help of spices

GEN 50:3

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חָנַט vb. spice, make spicy, embalm base

חֲנֻטִים n.[m.]pl.abstr. embalming, only Gn 50:3 i.e. days consumed in the embalming process ref

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