Hebrew · H6999

קָטַר

To smoke , i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)

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קָטַר H6999

Pronunciation qāṭar

What does קָטַר (qāṭar) mean in the Bible?

קָטַר (qāṭar): Transform material into fragrant worship through fire; primary sacrificial act mediating between divine and human realms.

Full entry for קָטַר (H6999) · Open the biblical lexicon

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What does קָטַר (qāṭar) mean in the Bible?

קָטַר (qāṭar): Transform material into fragrant worship through fire; primary sacrificial act mediating between divine and human realms.

How does the BSB render H6999?

The BSB source-word alignment has 116 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and burned incense (8), to burn incense (8), and burn (7), and burning incense (5), is to burn (5).

Where does קָטַר (qāṭar) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 29:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (33), Jeremiah (21), 2 Chronicles (16), 2 Kings (13).

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 burned incense 8× 1 Kings 3:3, 1 Kings 12:33, 1 Kings 22:43, 2 Kings 16:4

to burn incense 8× 1 Kings 13:1, 2 Kings 23:5, 1 Chronicles 23:13, 2 Chronicles 26:16

and burn 7× Leviticus 1:15, Leviticus 2:9, Leviticus 6:12, Leviticus 6:15

and burning incense 5× 2 Kings 12:3, 2 Kings 14:4, 2 Kings 15:4, 2 Kings 15:35

is to burn 5× Exodus 30:7, Leviticus 1:17, Leviticus 3:16, Leviticus 4:31

and burn [it] 3× Leviticus 1:13, Leviticus 4:19, Leviticus 5:12

and burned 3× Leviticus 8:20, Leviticus 8:21, Leviticus 9:17

burning incense 3× 1 Kings 9:25, Jeremiah 44:5, Jeremiah 44:18

by burning incense 3× Jeremiah 11:17, Jeremiah 32:29, Jeremiah 44:8

shall burn 3× Leviticus 1:9, Leviticus 4:35, Leviticus 7:5

They burned incense 3× 2 Kings 17:11, Isaiah 65:7, Jeremiah 19:13

to burn 3× Leviticus 2:11, 1 Samuel 2:28, Jeremiah 33:18

and burn them 2× Exodus 29:13, Exodus 29:25

burned incense 2× 2 Chronicles 28:3, Jeremiah 44:19

had burned incense 2× 2 Kings 18:4, 2 Kings 23:8

he must burn 2× Exodus 30:8, Leviticus 4:26

Offer 2× 2 Kings 16:15, Amos 4:5

to offer incense 2× 2 Chronicles 26:19, 2 Chronicles 28:25

- 1× Exodus 30:7

. . . 1× 1 Samuel 2:16

Aaron burned 1× Leviticus 9:20

and burn incense 1× Jeremiah 48:35

and burn offerings 1× Hosea 4:13

and burn this 1× Leviticus 2:2

and burned [it all] 1× Leviticus 8:16

and burned [them] 1× Leviticus 9:14

and burned sacrifices 1× 2 Chronicles 25:14

and burned them 1× Leviticus 8:28

and burns incense 1× Habakkuk 1:16

and he burned 1× Exodus 40:27

and he burned them 1× Leviticus 9:13

and they have burned incense 1× Jeremiah 1:16

and to burn incense 1× 2 Chronicles 29:11

are to burn 1× Leviticus 3:5

As for the incense 1× Jeremiah 44:21

burn 1× 2 Chronicles 29:7

burn incense 1× Jeremiah 7:9

by presenting 1× Exodus 30:20

for burning 1× 2 Chronicles 2:4

have been burning incense 1× Jeremiah 11:12

he burned 1× Leviticus 9:10

He is also to burn 1× Leviticus 16:25

He offered 1× 2 Kings 16:13

incense 1× Malachi 1:11

is to burn them 1× Leviticus 3:11

it must be burned 1× Leviticus 6:22

must be burned 1× 1 Samuel 2:16

right to offer incense 1× 2 Chronicles 26:18

scented 1× Song Of Solomon 3:6

shall burn them 1× Leviticus 4:10

shall then burn 1× Leviticus 2:16

she burned incense to them 1× Hosea 2:13

the incense altars 1× 2 Chronicles 30:14

Then burn 1× Exodus 29:18

They burn incense 1× Jeremiah 18:15

They have burned incense 1× Jeremiah 19:4

they present 1× 2 Chronicles 13:11

They presented the offerings 1× 1 Chronicles 6:49

those who had burned incense 1× 2 Kings 23:5

to burn sacrifices 1× 2 Chronicles 2:6

to offer 1× Numbers 16:40

was burned 1× 1 Samuel 2:15

We will burn incense 1× Jeremiah 44:17

were burning incense 1× Jeremiah 44:15

who burn incense 1× 1 Kings 13:2

who burned incense 1× 1 Kings 11:8

you burned incense 1× Jeremiah 44:23

you shall burn sacrifices 1× 2 Chronicles 32:12

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A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Exodus 29:13

Aligned rows 116

Books represented 15

Exodus 8 Leviticus 33 Numbers 3 1 Samuel 4 1 Kings 7 2 Kings 13 1 Chronicles 2 2 Chronicles 16 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 21 Hosea 3 Amos 1 Habakkuk 1 Malachi 1

Source forms

וְהִקְטִ֨יר 6x wə·hiq·ṭîr Leviticus 1:9, Leviticus 1:17, Leviticus 2:2, Leviticus 2:16

וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖ים 6x ū·mə·qaṭ·ṭə·rîm 1 Kings 22:43, 2 Kings 12:3, 2 Kings 14:4, 2 Kings 15:4

וַיַּקְטֵ֥ר 5x way·yaq·ṭêr Exodus 40:27, Leviticus 8:16, Leviticus 8:28, Leviticus 9:14

וְהִקְטִ֣יר 4x wə·hiq·ṭîr Leviticus 1:13, Leviticus 5:12, Leviticus 6:15, Leviticus 17:6

וְהִקְטִ֖יר 4x wə·hiq·ṭîr Leviticus 1:15, Leviticus 2:9, Leviticus 4:19, Numbers 5:26

לְהַקְטִ֥יר 4x lə·haq·ṭîr Exodus 30:20, Numbers 16:40, 1 Samuel 2:28, 2 Chronicles 2:6

הִקְטִ֖יר 2x hiq·ṭîr Leviticus 9:10, 2 Chronicles 28:3

וְהִקְטִ֥יר 2x wə·hiq·ṭîr Exodus 30:7, Leviticus 6:12

Parsing patterns

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 18x Exodus 30:7, Leviticus 1:9, Leviticus 1:13, Leviticus 1:15

Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct 12x Exodus 30:20, Numbers 16:40, 1 Samuel 2:28, 1 Kings 12:33

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 10x Exodus 40:27, Leviticus 8:16, Leviticus 8:20, Leviticus 8:21

Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct 8x 2 Chronicles 28:25, Jeremiah 11:13, Jeremiah 11:17, Jeremiah 44:3

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural 6x 1 Kings 22:43, 2 Kings 12:3, 2 Kings 14:4, 2 Kings 15:4

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 5x 2 Kings 17:11, 2 Kings 22:17, 2 Chronicles 34:25, Jeremiah 1:16

Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural 4x 2 Kings 23:8, Isaiah 65:7, Jeremiah 19:13, Jeremiah 32:29

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular 3x Exodus 29:13, Exodus 29:18, Exodus 29:25

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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What does קָטַר (qāṭar) mean in the Bible?

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