קָטַר
To smoke , i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
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What does קָטַר (qāṭar) mean in the Bible?
קָטַר (qāṭar) is a Hebrew word meaning "to smoke , i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)". to smoke, i.
Meaning
Transform material into fragrant worship through fire; primary sacrificial act mediating between divine and human realms.
to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship) BDB: incense Usage: burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).
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×
Biblical Occurrences
Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.
Biblical Witnesses
Showing 8 of 117 occurrences in the biblical text.