Strong's Definition
probably of foreign origin; the crocus
KJV Usage: saffron
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
כַּרְכֹּם (kar.kom) — saffron. 1) saffron 1a) an orange-yellow flower of the crocus family, used for flavouring in drinks and confections in order to promote perspiration for cooling of the body
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m
Plants
saffron plant = a plant with tapered grasslike leaves growing from an onion-like bulb under the ground; it has a reddish or purple flower; ◄ Crocus sativus; ► its flower is used for perfume and medicine; ≈ associated with fragrance
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
כַּרְכֹּם n.[m.] saffron;—Ct 4:14 ref