What does קָטַר · מִזְבֵּחַ mean in the Bible?
e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)".
Hebrew · H6999, H4196
וַיַּקְטֵר הַמִּזְבֵּחָה
To smoke , i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship) · an altar
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קָטַרH6999to smoke , i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
Pronunciationqāṭar
Transform material into fragrant worship through fire; primary sacrificial act mediating between divine and human realms.
Open lexicon entry →מִזְבֵּחַH4196an altar
Pronunciationmizbeach
Open lexicon entry →What does וַיַּקְטֵר הַמִּזְבֵּחָה (wayyaqṭēr hammizbēḥāh) mean in the Bible?
קָטַר · מִזְבֵּחַ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to smoke , i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)".
Full entry for וַיַּקְטֵר הַמִּזְבֵּחָה (H6999, H4196) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6999, H4196?
H6999, H4196 is connected to 520 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to smoke , i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
Source Gloss
to smoke , i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
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 groups4Aligned forms30
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action15×
Perfect2Kgs 23:8 · Isa 65:7 · Jer 19:13 · Jer 32:29 · Jer 44:21 · Jer 44:236×
Participle active2Kgs 18:4 · Jer 11:12 · Jer 44:15 · Jer 44:194×
ImperfectHos 4:13 · Jer 18:15 · 2Chr 25:143×
Infinitive absolute1Sam 2:161×
Infinitive constructJer 44:51×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action12×
Imperfect2Chr 32:12 · Lev 2:11 · Lev 4:26 · Lev 16:25 · Hos 2:15 · Num 18:176×
Perfect2Chr 28:3 · Lev 9:10 · 2Chr 29:73×
Participle active1Chr 6:34 · 1Kgs 11:82×
Sequential imperfect2Kgs 16:151×
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action2×
ImperfectLev 6:151×
Participle passiveMal 1:111×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject1×
Participle passiveSong 3:61×
Word Origins
וַיַּקְטֵר הַמִּזְבֵּחָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.