Strong's H6999 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: קָטַר (qâṭar)

Pronunciation: kaw-tar'

Morphology: v

Part of Speech: v, n m, n f

Derivation: a primitive root (identical with קָטַר (qâṭar) [H7000] through the idea of fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the occupants);

Definition: to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)

KJV Renderings: burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).

Senses

1. to sacrifice, burn incense, burn sacrifices, make sacrifices smoke
1. (Piel)
2. to make sacrifices smoke
3. to sacrifice
4. (Pual) to smoke a sacrifice
5. (Hiphil)
6. to make sacrifices smoke
7. to cause incense to smoke, offer incense
8. to make smoke upon
9. (Hophal) to be made to smoke
2. incense
3. incense-altar

Cross References

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.