BDB1363 [H1314]

בּ֫שֶֹׂם noun masculine^{1Kgs 10:10} spice, balsam, balsam-tree (Arabic , Aramaic בּוּסְמָא, , Greek βάλσαμον; compare Löw⁵³) — ׳ב Isa 3:24 +, בֶּ֫שֶׂם Exod 30:23 see below, בְּשָׂמִי Song 5:1 (as if from בָּשָׂם); plural בְּשָׂמִים Exod 25:6 + 18 t., בְּשָׂמָיו Song 4:16 —

1. spice, perfume, sweet odour Isa 3:24 קִנְּמָןבֶּֿשֶׂם Exod 30:23 (׳ב perhaps so pointed to distinguish it from) קְנֵהבֿשֶֹׁם vExod 30:23 — with this compare Aramaic , קני בוסמא — spices as costly, token of wealth 2Kgs 20:13 = Isa 39:9 compare 2Chr 32:27 royal gifts 1Kgs 10:2; 1Kgs 10:10; 1Kgs 10:25 = 2Chr 9:1; 2Chr 9:19; 2Chr 9:24 compare singular 1Kgs 10:10 = 2Chr 9:9 as article of commerce Ezek 27:22 burnt at burial 2Chr 16:14 appointed for ingredient of the anointing oil Exod 25:6; Exod 35:8 compare vExod 35:28 (all P), compare 1Chr 9:30 (Palmyrene see above); stored in temple 1Chr 9:29 used for purifying the women of Ahasuerus Esth 2:12 elsewhere only Song 4:10; Song 4:14 spices, vSong 4:16 balsam-juice, gathered Song 5:1 balsam-tree ׳הָרֵי ב Song 8:14 beds of balsam ׳עֲרֻגוֺת בּ Song 6:2 compare ׳עֲרֻוּגַת בּ Song 5:13 simile of lover's cheeks.

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