H1314 - בֶּשֶׂם (besem)

H1314 בֶּשֶׂם (besem) beh'-sem

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

spice

Strong's Definition

fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant

Derivation: or בֹּשֶׂם; from the same as H1313 (בָּשָׂם);

KJV Usage: smell, spice, sweet (odour).

TWOT Reference: 290a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) spice, balsam, balsam tree, perfume

2) (TWOT) sweet, sweet smell, sweet odour

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G759 G2004 G2368 G3464 G3744

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) spice, balsam, balsam tree, perfume 2) (TWOT) sweet, sweet smell, sweet odour

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

בֹּשֶׂם / בֶּשֶׂם beśem / bôśem BDB Definition: 1) spice, balsam, balsam tree, perfume 2) (TWOT) sweet, sweet smell, sweet odour Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from the same as H1313 Same Word by TWOT Number: 290a Total KJV Occurrences: 32

Bible Occurrences (19)

25:6 30:23 35:8 35:28

10:2 10:10 10:25

20:13

9:29 9:30

9:1 9:9 9:24 16:14 32:27

2:12

3:24 39:2

27:22

Exodus 25:6

olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

Exodus 30:23

Take the finest spices: 500 shekels... of liquid myrrh, half [that amount] (250 shekels)... of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels... of fragrant cane,

Exodus 35:8

olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

Exodus 35:28

as well as spices and olive oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.

1 Kings 10:2

She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan— with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind.

1 Kings 10:10

Then she gave the king 120... talents of gold, a great quantity of... spices, and precious stones. Never again were spices in such abundance brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

1 Kings 10:25

Year after year,... [each] visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver... and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.

2 Kings 20:13

And Hezekiah received [the envoys] and showed them all that was in his treasure house — the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, as well as his armory...— all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing... in his palace or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.