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Lexicon :: Strong's H1314 - beśem

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בֶּשֶׂם
Transliteration
beśem
Pronunciation
beh'-sem
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as בָּשָׂם (H1313)
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TWOT Reference: 290a

Strong’s Definitions

בֶּשֶׂם besem, beh'-sem; or בֹּשֶׂם bôsem; from the same as H1313; fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant:—smell, spice, sweet (odour).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's H1314 in the following manner: spice (24x), sweet odours (2x), sweet (2x), sweet smell (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x
The KJV translates Strong's H1314 in the following manner: spice (24x), sweet odours (2x), sweet (2x), sweet smell (1x).

  1. spice, balsam, balsam tree, perfume

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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בֶּשֶׂם besem, beh'-sem; or בֹּשֶׂם bôsem; from the same as H1313; fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant:—smell, spice, sweet (odour).
STRONGS H1314: Abbreviations
בּ֫שֶֹׂם noun masculine 1 Kings 10:10 spice, balsam, balsam-tree (Arabic بَشامً, Aramaic בּוּסְמָא, axmseb, Greek βάλσαμον; compare Löw53) — ב׳ Isaiah 3:24 +, בֶּ֫שֶׂם Exodus 30:23 see below, בְּשָׂמִי [H1313 Songs 5:1] (as if from בָּשָׂם); plural בְּשָׂמִים Exodus 25:6 + 18 times, בְּשָׂמָיו Songs 4:16; —
1. spice, perfume, sweet odour Isaiah 3:24; קִנְּמָן־בֶּשֶׂם Exodus 30:23 (ב׳ perhaps so pointed to distinguish it from) קְנֵה־בשֶֹׁם Exodus 30:23; — with this compare Aramaic amsbD aynq, קני בוסמא — spices as costly, token of wealth 2 Kings 20:13 = Isaiah 39:9 compare 2 Chronicles 32:27; royal gifts 1 Kings 10:2, 10, 25 2 Chronicles 9:1; 9:19; 9:24; compare singular 1 Kings 10:10 2 Chronicles 9:9; as article of commerce Ezekiel 27:22; burnt at burial 2 Chronicles 16:14; appointed for ingredient of the anointing oil Exodus 25:6; Exodus 35:8 compare Exodus 35:28 (all P), compare 1 Chronicles 9:30 (Palmyrene see above); stored in temple 1 Chronicles 9:29; used for purifying the women of Ahasuerus Esther 2:12; elsewhere only Songs 4:10, 14 spices, Songs 4:16 balsam-juice, gathered [H1313 Songs 5:1]; balsam-tree הָרֵי ב׳ Songs 8:14; beds of balsam עֲרֻגוֺת בּ׳ Songs 6:2; compare עֲרֻוּגַת בּ׳ Songs 5:13 simile of lover's cheeks.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

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

1 Kings

10:2; 10:10; 10:10; 10:10; 10:25

2 Kings

20:13

1 Chronicles

9:29; 9:30

2 Chronicles

9:1; 9:9; 9:19; 9:24; 16:14; 32:27

Esther

2:12

Song of Songs

4:10; 4:14; 4:16; 4:16; 5:13; 6:2; 8:14

Isaiah

3:24; 3:24

Ezekiel

27:22

H1314

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Strong's Number H1314 matches the Hebrew בֶּשֶׂם (beśem),
which occurs 29 times in 25 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:6 - Oil for the light, spices H1314 for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:23 - Take thou also unto thee principal spices, H1314 of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet H1314 cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet H1314 calamus two hundred and fifty shekels,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:8 - And oil for the light, and spices H1314 for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:28 - And spice, H1314 and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:2 - And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, H1314 and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:10 - And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices H1314 very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices H1314 as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:25 - And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, H1314 horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 20:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:13 - And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, H1314 and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:29 - Some of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices. H1314

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:30 - And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices. H1314

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:1 - And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, H1314 and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:9 - And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices H1314 great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice H1314 as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:24 - And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices, H1314 horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 16:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:14 - And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours H1314 and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries' art: and they made a very great burning for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:27 - And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, H1314 and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:12 - Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, H1314 and with other things for the purifying of the women;)

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:10 - How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! H1314

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:14 - Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices: H1314

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:16 - Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices H1314 thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:13 - His cheeks are as a bed of spices, H1314 as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:2 - My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, H1314 to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:14 - Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices. H1314

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:24 - And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell H1314 there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 39:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 39:2 - And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, H1314 and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:22 - The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, H1314 and with all precious stones, and gold.
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