What does קְטֹרֶת · סַם mean in the Bible?
קְטֹרֶת · סַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "fragrant incense".
Hebrew · H7004, H5561
קְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּים
A fumigation · an aroma
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קְטֹרֶת H7004 a fumigation
Pronunciation qĕṭōret
Sacred smoke rising from altar fire, signifying prayer and worship ascending toward God's presence
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סַם H5561 an aroma
Pronunciation sam
Pleasant scent as ritual offering substance; moves from literal fragrance to covenant memorial before God.
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What does קְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּים (qetoret hassammim) mean in the Bible?
קְטֹרֶת · סַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "fragrant incense".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7004, H5561?
H7004, H5561 is connected to 76 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. fragrant incense
Strong's H7004, H5561
Lexical occurrences 76 verses Source Gloss
fragrant incense
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּים is built from this root:
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