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Lexicon :: Strong's H1314 - beśem

Aa
בֶּשֶׂם
Transliteration
beśem
Pronunciation
beh'-sem
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as בָּשָׂם (H1313)
Dictionary Aids

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.
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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 BoxExo 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:6 - oil H8081 for lighting H3974, balsam H1314 oil H1314 for the anointing H4888 oil H8081 and for the fragrant H5561 incense H7004,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:23 - “Take H3947 also for yourself the finest H7218 of spices H1314: of liquid H1865 myrrh H4753 [fn]five H2568 hundred H3967 shekels, and of fragrant H1314 cinnamon H7076 half H4276 as H4276 much H4276, 250 H3967 H2572, and of fragrant H1314 cane H7070 250 H3967 H2572,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:8 - and oil H8081 for lighting H3974, and spices H1314 for the anointing H4888 oil H8081, and for the fragrant H5561 incense H7004,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:28 - and the spice H1314 and the oil H8081 for the light H3974 and for the anointing H4888 oil H8081, and for the fragrant H5561 incense H7004.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:2 - So she came H935 to Jerusalem H3389 with a very H3966 large H3515 entourage H2428, with camels H1581 carrying H5375 balsam H1314 oil H1314 and a very H3966 large H7227 quantity of gold H2091 and precious H3368 stones H68. When she came H935 to Solomon H8010, she spoke H1696 to him about everything H3605 that was in her heart H3824.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:10 - Then she gave H5414 the king H4428 [fn]120 H3967 H6242 talents H3603 of gold H2091, and a very H3966 large H7235 amount of balsam H1314 oil H1314 and precious H3368 stones H68. Never H3808 again H5750 did such H1931 a large H7230 quantity H7230 of balsam H1314 oil H1314 come H935 in H935 as that which H834 the queen H4436 of Sheba H7614 gave H5414 King H4428 Solomon H8010.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:25 - And they were bringing H935, everyone H376, [fn]a gift H4503: articles H3627 of silver H3701 and gold H2091, garments H8008, weapons H5402, balsam H1314 oil H1314, horses H5483, and mules H6505, so H1697 much H1697 year H8141 by year H8141.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:13 - And Hezekiah H2396 listened H8085 to [fn]them, and showed H7200 them all H3605 his treasure H5238 house H1004, the silver H3701, the gold H2091, the balsam H1314 oil H1314, the [fn]scented H2896 oil H8081, the house H1004 of his armor H3627, and everything H3605 that was found H4672 in his treasuries H214. There was nothing H3808 H1697 in his house H1004 nor H3808 in all H3605 his realm H4475 that Hezekiah H2396 did not show H7200 them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:29 - Some H4480 of them also were appointed H4487 over H5921 the furniture H3627 and over H5921 all H3605 the utensils H3627 of the sanctuary H6944, and over H5921 the finely H5560 milled H5560 flour H5560, the wine H3196, the olive H8081 oil H8081, the frankincense H3828, and the balsam H1314 oil H1314.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:30 - Some H4480 of the sons H1121 of the priests H3548 prepared H7543 the mixing H4842 of the balsam H1314 oil H1314.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:1

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Now when the queen H4436 of Sheba H7614 heard H8085 about the fame H8088 of Solomon H8010, she came H935 to Jerusalem H3389 to test H5254 Solomon H8010 with riddles H2420. She had a very H3966 large H3515 entourage H2428, with camels H1581 carrying H5375 balsam H1314 oil H1314 and a large H7230 amount H7230 of gold H2091 and precious H3368 stones H68; and when she came H935 to Solomon H8010, she spoke H1696 with him about everything H3605 that was on her heart H3824.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:9 - Then she gave H5414 the king H4428 [fn]120 H3967 H6242 talents H3603 of gold H2091 and a very H3966 great H7230 amount of balsam H1314 oil H1314 and precious H3368 stones H68; there had H1961 never H3808 been H1961 balsam H1314 oil H1314 like that which H834 the queen H4436 of Sheba H7614 gave H5414 King H4428 Solomon H8010.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:24 - They were bringing H935, each H376 of them his gift H4503: articles H3627 of silver H3701 and gold H2091, garments H8008, weapons H5402, balsam H1314 oil H1314, horses H5483, and mules H6505, so H1697 much H1697 year H8141 by year H8141.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:14 - They buried H6912 him in his own tomb H6913 which H834 he had cut H3738 out H3738 for himself in the city H5892 of David H1732, and they laid H7901 him in the resting H4904 place H4904 which H834 he had filled H4390 with spices H1314 of various kinds H2177 blended H7543 by the perfumers’ H4842 art H4639; and they made H8313 a very H5704 H3966 great H1419 fire H8316 for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:27

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Now Hezekiah H2396 had H1961 immense H3966 riches H6239 and honor H3519; and he made H6213 for himself treasuries H214 for silver H3701, gold H2091, precious H3368 stones H68, spices H1314, shields H4043, and all H3605 kinds of valuable H2532 articles H3627,

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Now when the turn H8447 came H5060 for each H5291 young H5291 woman H5291 to go H935 in H935 to King H4428 Ahasuerus H325, after H4480 the end H7093 of her twelve H8147 H6240 months H2320 under the regulations H1881 for the women H802—for the days H3117 of their beauty H4795 treatment H4795 were completed H4390 as H3651 follows H3651: six H8337 months H2320 with oil H8081 of myrrh H4753 and six H8337 months H2320 with balsam H1314 oil H1314 and the cosmetics H8562 for women H802—

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:10 -

“How H4100 beautiful H3302 is H3302 your love H1730, my sister H269, my bride H3618!

How H4100 much [fn]sweeter H2896 is your love H1730 than H4480 wine H3196,

And the fragrance H7381 of your oils H8081

Than H4480 that of all H3605 kinds of balsam H1314 oils H1314!

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:14

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Nard H5373 and saffron H3750, spice H7070 reed H7070 and cinnamon H7076,

With all H3605 the trees H6086 of frankincense H3828,

Myrrh H4753, and aloes H174, along H5973 with H5973 all H3605 the finest H7218 balsam H1314 oils H1314.

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The Bride

“Awake H5782, north H6828 wind,

And come H935, wind of the south H8486;

[fn]Make my garden H1588 breathe H6315 out H6315 fragrance,

May its balsam H1314 oils H1314 flow H5140.

May my beloved H1730 come H935 into his garden H1588

And eat H398 its delicious H4022 fruits H6529!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:13

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“His cheeks H3895 are like a bed H6170 of balsam H1314,

[fn]Banks H4026 of herbal H4840 spices H4840;

His lips H8193 are lilies H7799

Dripping H5197 with drops H5674 of myrrh H4753.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:2

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The Bride

“My beloved H1730 has gone H3381 down H3381 to his garden H1588,

To the beds H6170 of balsam H1314,

To pasture H7462 his flock in the gardens H1588

And gather H3950 lilies H7799.

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The Bride

“[fn]Hurry H1272, my beloved H1730,

And be H1819 like H1819 a gazelle H6643 or H176 a young H6082 [fn]stag H354

On the mountains H2022 of balsam H1314 trees H1314!”

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Now it will come H1961 about H1961 that instead H8478 of H8478 balsam H1314 oil H1314 there will be a stench H4716;

Instead H8478 of H8478 a belt H2290, a rope H5364;

Instead H8478 of H8478 well-set H4748 hair H4748, a plucked-out H7144 scalp H7144;

Instead H8478 of H8478 fine H6614 clothes H6614, a robe H4228 of sackcloth H8242;

And branding H3587 instead H8478 of H8478 beauty H3308.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 39:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 39:2 - Hezekiah H2396 [fn]was pleased H8055 H5921, and let them see H7200 all his treasure H5238 house H1004, the silver H3701, the gold H2091, the balsam H1314 oil H1314, the excellent H2896 olive H8081 oil H8081, his entire H3605 armory H1004 H3627, and everything H3605 that was found H4672 in his treasuries H214. There was nothing H3808 H1697 in his house H1004 nor in all H3605 his realm H4475 that Hezekiah H2396 did not let them see H7200.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:22 - “The traders H7402 of Sheba H7614 and Raamah H7484, they traded H7402 with you; they paid H5414 for your merchandise H5801 with the best H7218 of all H3605 balsam H1314 oil H1314, and with all H3605 kinds of precious H3368 stones H68, and gold H2091.
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