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Hebrew word study

בֶּשֶׂםbesem — fragrance

Pronounced “beh'-sem”

fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant

Translated in the King James as: smell, spice, sweet (odour).

Appears 29 times in Scripture

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

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Where it appears

Exodus — 6×
Exodus 25:6Exodus 30:23Exodus 35:8Exodus 35:28+ 2 more in Exodus
1 Kings — 4×
1 Ki 10:21 Ki 10:101 Ki 10:25+ 1 more in 1 Kings
2 Kings — 1×
2 Ki 20:13
1 Chronicles — 2×
1 Chr 9:291 Chr 9:30
2 Chronicles — 6×
2 Chr 9:12 Chr 9:92 Chr 9:242 Chr 16:142 Chr 32:27+ 1 more in 2 Chronicles
Esther — 1×
Esther 2:12
Song of Solomon — 6×
Song 4:10Song 4:14Song 4:16Song 5:13Song 6:2Song 8:14
Isaiah — 2×
Isaiah 3:24Isaiah 39:2
Ezekiel — 1×
Ezekiel 27:22

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.