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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חָנַט H2590
Pronunciation ḥānaṭ
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 It And they embalmed 1× Genesis 50:26
embalmed him 1× Genesis 50:2
ripens 1× Song Of Solomon 2:13
the embalming 1× Genesis 50:3
to embalm 1× Genesis 50:2
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 50:2 לַחֲנֹ֖ט to to embalm Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Genesis 50:2 וַיַּחַנְט֥וּ to embalmed him Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Genesis 50:3 הַחֲנֻטִ֑ים to the embalming Article | Adjective - masculine plural Genesis 50:26 וַיַּחַנְט֣וּ to And they embalmed Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Song Of Solomon 2:13 חָֽנְטָ֣ה to ripens Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 50:2
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 2
Genesis 4 Song Of Solomon 1
Source forms
הַחֲנֻטִ֑ים 1x ha·ḥă·nu·ṭîm Genesis 50:3
וַיַּחַנְט֥וּ 1x way·ya·ḥan·ṭū Genesis 50:2
וַיַּחַנְט֣וּ 1x way·ya·ḥan·ṭū Genesis 50:26
חָֽנְטָ֣ה 1x ḥā·nə·ṭāh Song Of Solomon 2:13
לַחֲנֹ֖ט 1x la·ḥă·nōṭ Genesis 50:2
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 2x Genesis 50:2, Genesis 50:26
Article | Adjective - masculine plural 1x Genesis 50:3
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 1x Genesis 50:2
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular 1x Song 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 definition Source: 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 groups 1 Aligned forms 1
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Perfect Song 2:13 1×
Word Origins
חָנַט is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain