Hebrew word study
קָטַרqâṭar — to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as…
Pronounced “kaw-tar'”
to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
Translated in the King James as: burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).
Appears 115 times in Scripture
Origin: a primitive root (identical with through the idea of fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the occupants);
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Leviticus — 33×
Leviticus 1:9Leviticus 1:13Leviticus 1:15Leviticus 1:17Leviticus 2:2Leviticus 2:9Leviticus 2:11Leviticus 2:16Leviticus 3:5Leviticus 3:11Leviticus 3:16Leviticus 4:10Leviticus 4:19Leviticus 4:26Leviticus 4:31Leviticus 4:35Leviticus 5:12Leviticus 6:12Leviticus 6:15Leviticus 6:22Leviticus 7:5Leviticus 7:31Leviticus 8:16Leviticus 8:20Leviticus 8:21+ 8 more in Leviticus
Numbers — 3×
1 Samuel — 4×
2 Kings — 13×
1 Chronicles — 2×
2 Chronicles — 16×
Song of Solomon — 1×
Isaiah — 2×
Jeremiah — 21×
Hosea — 3×
Amos — 1×
Habakkuk — 1×
Malachi — 1×
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