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Lexicon :: Strong's H1314 - beśem

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בֶּשֶׂם
Transliteration
beśem
Pronunciation
beh'-sem
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as בָּשָׂם (H1313)
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TWOT Reference: 290a

Strong’s Definitions

בֶּשֶׂם besem, beh'-sem; or בֹּשֶׂם bôsem; from the same as H1313; fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant:—smell, spice, sweet (odour).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's H1314 in the following manner: spice (24x), sweet odours (2x), sweet (2x), sweet smell (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x
The KJV translates Strong's H1314 in the following manner: spice (24x), sweet odours (2x), sweet (2x), sweet smell (1x).

  1. spice, balsam, balsam tree, perfume

  2. (TWOT) sweet, sweet smell, sweet odour

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בֶּשֶׂם besem, beh'-sem; or בֹּשֶׂם bôsem; from the same as H1313; fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant:—smell, spice, sweet (odour).
STRONGS H1314: Abbreviations
בּ֫שֶֹׂם noun masculine 1 Kings 10:10 spice, balsam, balsam-tree (Arabic بَشامً, Aramaic בּוּסְמָא, axmseb, Greek βάλσαμον; compare Löw53) — ב׳ Isaiah 3:24 +, בֶּ֫שֶׂם Exodus 30:23 see below, בְּשָׂמִי [H1313 Songs 5:1] (as if from בָּשָׂם); plural בְּשָׂמִים Exodus 25:6 + 18 times, בְּשָׂמָיו Songs 4:16; —
1. spice, perfume, sweet odour Isaiah 3:24; קִנְּמָן־בֶּשֶׂם Exodus 30:23 (ב׳ perhaps so pointed to distinguish it from) קְנֵה־בשֶֹׁם Exodus 30:23; — with this compare Aramaic amsbD aynq, קני בוסמא — spices as costly, token of wealth 2 Kings 20:13 = Isaiah 39:9 compare 2 Chronicles 32:27; royal gifts 1 Kings 10:2, 10, 25 2 Chronicles 9:1; 9:19; 9:24; compare singular 1 Kings 10:10 2 Chronicles 9:9; as article of commerce Ezekiel 27:22; burnt at burial 2 Chronicles 16:14; appointed for ingredient of the anointing oil Exodus 25:6; Exodus 35:8 compare Exodus 35:28 (all P), compare 1 Chronicles 9:30 (Palmyrene see above); stored in temple 1 Chronicles 9:29; used for purifying the women of Ahasuerus Esther 2:12; elsewhere only Songs 4:10, 14 spices, Songs 4:16 balsam-juice, gathered [H1313 Songs 5:1]; balsam-tree הָרֵי ב׳ Songs 8:14; beds of balsam עֲרֻגוֺת בּ׳ Songs 6:2; compare עֲרֻוּגַת בּ׳ Songs 5:13 simile of lover's cheeks.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

25:6; 25:6; 30:23; 30:23; 30:23; 35:8; 35:28

1 Kings

10:2; 10:10; 10:10; 10:10; 10:25

2 Kings

20:13

1 Chronicles

9:29; 9:30

2 Chronicles

9:1; 9:9; 9:19; 9:24; 16:14; 32:27

Esther

2:12

Song of Songs

4:10; 4:14; 4:16; 4:16; 5:13; 6:2; 8:14

Isaiah

3:24; 3:24

Ezekiel

27:22

H1314

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1314 matches the Hebrew בֶּשֶׂם (beśem),
which occurs 29 times in 25 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:6 - oil for the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:23 - “Take the finest spices: of liquid myrrh 500 shekels, and of sweet-smelling cinnamon half as much, that is, 250, and 250 of aromatic cane,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:8 - oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:28 - and spices and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:2 - She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels bearing spices and very much gold and precious stones. And when she came to Solomon, she told him all that was on her mind.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:10 - Then she gave the king 120 talents[fn] of gold, and a very great quantity of spices and precious stones. Never again came such an abundance of spices as these that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:25 - Every one of them brought his present, articles of silver and gold, garments, myrrh,[fn] spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 20:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:13 - And Hezekiah welcomed them, and he showed them all his treasure house, the silver, the gold, the spices, the precious oil, his armory, all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his house or in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:29 - Others of them were appointed over the furniture and over all the holy utensils, also over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the incense, and the spices.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:30 - Others, of the sons of the priests, prepared the mixing of the spices,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:1 - Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions, having a very great retinue and camels bearing spices and very much gold and precious stones. And when she came to Solomon, she told him all that was on her mind.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:9 - Then she gave the king 120 talents[fn] of gold, and a very great quantity of spices, and precious stones. There were no spices such as those that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:24 - Every one of them brought his present, articles of silver and of gold, garments, myrrh,[fn] spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 16:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:14 - They buried him in the tomb that he had cut for himself in the city of David. They laid him on a bier that had been filled with various kinds of spices prepared by the perfumer’s art, and they made a very great fire in his honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:27 - And Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made for himself treasuries for silver, for gold, for precious stones, for spices, for shields, and for all kinds of costly vessels;

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:12 - Now when the turn came for each young woman to go in to King Ahasuerus, after being twelve months under the regulations for the women, since this was the regular period of their beautifying, six months with oil of myrrh and six months with spices and ointments for women—

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:10 - How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride!
How much better is your love than wine,
and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:14 - nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon,
with all trees of frankincense,
myrrh and aloes,
with all choice spices—

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:16 - Awake, O north wind,
and come, O south wind!
Blow upon my garden,
let its spices flow.

She
Let my beloved come to his garden,
and eat its choicest fruits.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:13 - His cheeks are like beds of spices,
mounds of sweet-smelling herbs.
His lips are lilies,
dripping liquid myrrh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:2 - She
My beloved has gone down to his garden
to the beds of spices,
to graze[fn] in the gardens
and to gather lilies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:14 - She
Make haste, my beloved,
and be like a gazelle
or a young stag
on the mountains of spices.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:24 - Instead of perfume there will be rottenness;
and instead of a belt, a rope;
and instead of well-set hair, baldness;
and instead of a rich robe, a skirt of sackcloth;
and branding instead of beauty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 39:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 39:2 - And Hezekiah welcomed them gladly. And he showed them his treasure house, the silver, the gold, the spices, the precious oil, his whole armory, all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his house or in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:22 - The traders of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; they exchanged for your wares the best of all kinds of spices and all precious stones and gold.
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