H1314 — בֶּשֶׂם (besem)

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Strong's H1314 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: בֶּשֶׂם (besem)

Pronunciation: beh'-sem

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: or בֹּשֶׂם (bôsem); from the same as בָּשָׂם (bâsâm) [H1313];

Definition: fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant

KJV Renderings: smell, spice, sweet (odour).

Senses

  1. spice, balsam, balsam tree, perfume
  2. (TWOT) sweet, sweet smell, sweet odour

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G759 ἄρωμα árōma from G142 (in the sense of sending off scent) an aromatic (sweet) spice
G2004 ἐπιτάσσω epitássō from G1909 and G5021 to arrange upon, i.e. order charge, command, injoin
G2368 θυμίαμα thymíama from G2370 an aroma, i.e. fragrant powder burnt in religious service; by implication, the burning itself incense, odour
G3464 μύρον mýron probably of foreign origin (compare H4753, G4666) "myrrh", i.e. (by implication) perfumed oil ointment
G3744 ὀσμή osmḗ from G3605 fragrance (literally or figuratively) odour, savour
H1313 בָּשָׂם bâsâm from an unused root meaning to be fragrant; (compare סַם (çam) H5561) the balsam plant spice

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.