What does חָנַט (ḥānaṭ) mean in the Bible?
חָנַט (ḥānaṭ): Preservative action: spicing, embalming, or ripening—bringing something to completion or preservation through treatment.
Hebrew · H2590
חָנַט
To spice ; by implication, to embalm ; also to ripen
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חָנַטH2590
Pronunciationḥānaṭ
What does חָנַט (ḥānaṭ) mean in the Bible?
חָנַט (ḥānaṭ): Preservative action: spicing, embalming, or ripening—bringing something to completion or preservation through treatment.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2590?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include And they embalmed (1), embalmed him (1), ripens (1), the embalming (1), to embalm (1).
Where does חָנַט (ḥānaṭ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 50:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (4), Song Of Solomon (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItAnd they embalmed1×Genesis 50:26
embalmed him1×Genesis 50:2
ripens1×Song Of Solomon 2:13
the embalming1×Genesis 50:3
to embalm1×Genesis 50:2
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 50:2לַחֲנֹ֖טtoto embalmPreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructGenesis 50:2וַיַּחַנְט֥וּtoembalmed himConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralGenesis 50:3הַחֲנֻטִ֑יםtothe embalmingArticle | Adjective - masculine pluralGenesis 50:26וַיַּחַנְט֣וּtoAnd they embalmedConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralSong Of Solomon 2:13חָֽנְטָ֣הtoripensVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 50:2
Aligned rows5
Books represented2
Genesis4Song Of Solomon1
Source forms
הַחֲנֻטִ֑ים1xha·ḥă·nu·ṭîmGenesis 50:3
וַיַּחַנְט֥וּ1xway·ya·ḥan·ṭūGenesis 50:2
וַיַּחַנְט֣וּ1xway·ya·ḥan·ṭūGenesis 50:26
חָֽנְטָ֣ה1xḥā·nə·ṭāhSong Of Solomon 2:13
לַחֲנֹ֖ט1xla·ḥă·nōṭGenesis 50:2
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural2xGenesis 50:2, Genesis 50:26
Article | Adjective - masculine plural1xGenesis 50:3
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct1xGenesis 50:2
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular1xSong Of Solomon 2:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Preservative action: spicing, embalming, or ripening—bringing something to completion or preservation through treatment.
Source Gloss
to spice ; by implication, to embalm ; also to ripen
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Preservative action: spicing, embalming, or ripening—bringing something to completion or preservation through treatment.
to spice; by implication, to embalm; also to ripen BDB: spice Usage: embalm, put forth.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms1
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
PerfectSong 2:131×
Word Origins
חָנַט is a primitive root - no further derivation.