What does רֵיחַ (rēyḥa) mean in the Bible?
רֵיחַ (rēyḥa): Scent as something perceived through air movement; often denotes pleasing aroma in divine-human communion contexts
Hebrew · H7381
רֵיחַ
Odor (as if blown)
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רֵיחַ H7381
Pronunciation rēyḥa
What does רֵיחַ (rēyḥa) mean in the Bible?
רֵיחַ (rēyḥa): Scent as something perceived through air movement; often denotes pleasing aroma in divine-human communion contexts
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7381?
The BSB source-word alignment has 58 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include aroma (39), and the fragrance (2), incense (2), The fragrance (2), - (1).
Where does רֵיחַ (rēyḥa) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 8:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (18), Leviticus (17), Song Of Solomon (8), Exodus (4).
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 aroma 39× Genesis 8:21, Exodus 29:18, Exodus 29:25, Exodus 29:41
and the fragrance 2× Song Of Solomon 4:10, Song Of Solomon 4:11
incense 2× Ezekiel 6:13, Ezekiel 20:28
The fragrance 2× Song Of Solomon 1:3, Song Of Solomon 7:8
- 1× Exodus 5:21
a fragrance 1× Song Of Solomon 7:13
and his aroma 1× Jeremiah 48:11
aroma of your sacrifices 1× Leviticus 26:31
aroma to Me 1× Numbers 28:2
at the scent 1× Job 14:9
his fragrance 1× Hosea 14:6
is like the aroma 1× Song Of Solomon 4:11
is like the smell 1× Genesis 27:27
its fragrance 1× Song Of Solomon 1:12
the smell 1× Genesis 27:27
their fragrance 1× Song Of Solomon 2:13
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 8:21 רֵ֣יחַ to aroma Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 27:27 רֵ֥יחַ to Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 27:27 כְּרֵ֣יחַ to the smell Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 27:27 רֵ֣יחַ to is like the smell Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 5:21 רֵיחֵ֗נוּ to - Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural Exodus 29:18 רֵ֣יחַ to aroma Noun - masculine singular Exodus 29:25 לְרֵ֤יחַ to aroma Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 29:41 לְרֵ֣יחַ to aroma Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 1:9 רֵֽיחַ־ to aroma Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 1:13 רֵ֥יחַ to aroma Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 8:21
Aligned rows 58
Books represented 9
Genesis 4 Exodus 4 Leviticus 17 Numbers 18 Job 1 Song Of Solomon 8 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 4 Hosea 1
Source forms
רֵֽיחַ־ 8x rê·aḥ- Leviticus 1:9, Leviticus 6:21, Leviticus 23:18, Numbers 15:7
רֵ֣יחַ 7x rê·aḥ Genesis 8:21, Genesis 27:27, Exodus 29:18, Leviticus 23:13
רֵ֥יחַ 7x rê·aḥ Genesis 27:27, Leviticus 1:13, Leviticus 1:17, Leviticus 2:2
לְרֵ֣יחַ 5x lə·rê·aḥ Exodus 29:41, Leviticus 3:16, Leviticus 8:28, Numbers 28:6
לְרֵ֥יחַ 5x lə·rê·aḥ Leviticus 2:12, Leviticus 4:31, Leviticus 17:6, Numbers 18:17
לְרֵ֤יחַ 4x lə·rê·aḥ Exodus 29:25, Numbers 15:24, Numbers 28:27, Numbers 29:2
וְרֵ֥יחַ 3x wə·rê·aḥ Song Of Solomon 4:10, Song Of Solomon 4:11, Song Of Solomon 7:8
רֵ֤יחַ 3x rê·aḥ Numbers 15:3, Numbers 29:13, Numbers 29:36
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 27x Genesis 8:21, Genesis 27:27, Leviticus 1:9, Leviticus 1:13
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct 14x Exodus 29:25, Exodus 29:41, Leviticus 2:12, Leviticus 4:31
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Song Of Solomon 4:10, Song Of Solomon 4:11, Song Of Solomon 7:8
Noun - masculine singular 3x Exodus 29:18, Song Of Solomon 2:13, Song Of Solomon 7:13
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Leviticus 26:31, Ezekiel 20:41
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Genesis 27:27, Song Of Solomon 4:11
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 2x Leviticus 3:16, Song Of Solomon 1:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Hosea 14:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Scent as something perceived through air movement; often denotes pleasing aroma in divine-human communion contexts
Source Gloss
odor (as if blown)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Scent as something perceived through air movement; often denotes pleasing aroma in divine-human communion contexts
odor (as if blown) BDB: scent Usage: savour, scent, smell.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Pleasant aroma or odor that rises to God from a sacrifice offering
Showing 1 selected witness from 58 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
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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