BDB2923 [H2590]

חָנַט verb spice, make spicy, embalm (Late Hebrew id., bud, blossom; Arabic become mature, II. prepare for burial, spices for a corpse; embalmer, Dozy^{i, 322 after} PS¹³²⁰; Aramaic , חֲנַט embalm; so Ethiopic (loan-word Di¹¹⁰)); —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular חָֽנְטָה Song 2:13 Imperfect 3 masculine plural וַיַּחַנְטוּ Gen 50:2; Gen 50:26 Infinitive construct לַחֲנֹט Gen 50:2 —

1. spice, make spicy פַגֶּיהָ ׳הַתְּאֵנָה ח Song 2:13 the fig-tree spiceth its figs, so VB De in translation (Ew De in notes Öttli and others prefer reddeneth, on account of spring season, compare the less common and perhaps secondary sense in Arabic become red (of leather) Lane^{657 a}).

2. embalm, followed by accusative of person Gen 50:2 (twice in verse) (performed by הָרֹפְאִים), vGen 50:26.

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