Qatar
To smoke , i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship) · to burn incense
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קָטַר H6999 to smoke , i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
θυμιάω G2370 to burn incense
What does qatar (qatar) mean in the Bible?
קָטַר · θυμιάω is a Hebrew word meaning "to burn incense, often to idols".
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Meaning
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 15×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 12×
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 2×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Hebrew Verb Forms
How this verb appears across 30 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).
Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).
Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)