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
verb · חֲנֻטִים
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
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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
