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Lexicon :: Strong's H6999 - qāṭar

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קָטַר
Transliteration
qāṭar
Pronunciation
kaw-tar'
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Part of Speech
gentilic adjective, masculine noun, verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [identical with קָטַר (H7000) through the idea of fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the occupants]
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Strong’s Definitions

קָטַר qâṭar, kaw-tar'; a primitive root (identical with through the idea of fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the occupants); to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship):—burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 117x

The KJV translates Strong's H6999 in the following manner: incense (59x), burn (49x), offer (3x), kindle (1x), offering (1x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 117x
The KJV translates Strong's H6999 in the following manner: incense (59x), burn (49x), offer (3x), kindle (1x), offering (1x), miscellaneous (4x).
verb
  1. to sacrifice, burn incense, burn sacrifices, make sacrifices smoke

    1. (Piel)

      1. to make sacrifices smoke

      2. to sacrifice

    2. (Pual) to smoke a sacrifice

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to make sacrifices smoke

      2. to cause incense to smoke, offer incense

      3. to make smoke upon

    4. (Hophal) to be made to smoke

      masculine noun
  2. incense

    feminine noun
  3. incense-altar

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קָטַר qâṭar, kaw-tar'; a primitive root (identical with through the idea of fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the occupants); to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship):—burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).
STRONGS H6999: Abbreviations
[קָטַר]115 verb denominative Pi. Hiph. make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke (properly produce קְטֹרֶת, see StaZAW vi (1886), 298 f.); —
Pi.42 Perfect 3rd person masculine plural קִטְּרוּ Jeremiah 19:13 +, קִטַּרְתֶּם Jeremiah 44:21, 23; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְקַטֵּר Habakkuk 1:16 +; 3rd person masculine plural יְקַטֵּר֑וּן Hosea 11:2, etc.; Infinitive absolute קַטֵּר 1 Samuel 2:16 +; construct Jeremiah 11:13 +, Participle plural מְקַטְּרִים Isaiah 65:3 +, etc.; — make sacrifices smoke, offer them by burning : to י׳, 1 Samuel 2:16 (where probably read יְקַטְּרוּן [and so 1 Samuel 2:15] Stal.c. 299): elsewhere to other gods or in illegal worship, Jeremiah 44:23; with accusative קִטֵּר (but see this, below) Jeremiah 44:21 (here [and al. in some other passages] of incense), תּוֺדָה Amos 4:5; place is usually with ב, e.g. כַּבָּמוֺת 2 Kings 17:11; 2 Kings 23:5; עוֺד הָעָם מְוַבְּחִים וּמְקַטְּרִים בַּבָּמוֺת 1 Kings 22:44; 2 Kings 12:4; 2 Kings 14:4; 2 Kings 15:4, 35 (R), compare 2 Kings 16:4 2 Chronicles 28:4 (compare RSSem.i. 471; 2nd ed. 490); אֲשֶׁר הַבּ׳ קִטְּרוּ שָׁמָּה 2 Kings 23:8; with עַל e.g. על הגבעות Hosea 4:13, על גג(ו)ת Jeremiah 19:13; Jeremiah 32:29, על הלבנים Isaiah 65:3, על ההרים Isaiah 65:7; with לְ of deity, Hosea 11:2; Jeremiah 1:16 + 14 times Jeremiah (+Jeremiah 19:13; Jeremiah 32:29 above), Habakkuk 1:16; 2 Kings 22:17; 2 Kings 23:5; 2 Chronicles 25:14; 28:25; 34:25 Qr (>Kt Hiph.), to the brazen serpent 2 Kings 18:4.
Pu. Participle מְקֻטֶּרֶת מֹר וגו׳ Songs 3:6 fumigated with myrrh, etc. (Aq Vulgate Schlottm מִקְּטֹרֶת).
Hiph. 71 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִקְטִיר Leviticus 9:10 +; 2nd person masculine singular הִקְטַרְתָּ Exodus 29:13, 18, 25, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַקְטִיר Leviticus 4:26; Leviticus 16:25; Exodus 40:27 +, etc.: Imperative masculine singular הַקְטֵר 2 Kings 16:15; Infinitive absolute הַקְטֵיר 1 Kings 9:25; construct לְהַקְטִיר Exodus 30:20 +; Participle מַקְטִיר Jeremiah 33:18 +, etc.
1. make sacrifices smoke, usually
a. in worship of י׳ : absolute 1 Kings 12:33; 1 Kings 13:1; 2 Chronicles 29:11; with accusative חלב Leviticus 17:6; Numbers 18:17; 1 Samuel 2:15, 16, עלת 2 Kings 16:13, 15; 2 Chronicles 13:11, אִשֶּׁה Exodus 30:20; Leviticus 2:11; Numbers 18:17, מנחה Jeremiah 33:18; ראֹשׁ, etc., Leviticus 8:20 אַזְכָּרָה Leviticus 2:16, חלבי השׁלמים Leviticus 6:5; קטרת 1 Samuel 2:28; on 1 Kings 9:25 see Klo Benz; place is על מזבח Leviticus 4:10 + 5 times, הַמִוְבֵּ֫חָה Exodus 29:13, 18, 25 + 23 times Leviticus, Numbers 5:26 (all P); with הַמִּזְבֵּחַ (accusative) Leviticus 6:8; בַּבָּמוֺת 1 Kings 3:3; בגיא בן הִנֹּם 2 Chronicles 28:3.
b. less often in worship of other gods, לאלהין (gods of Solomon's wives) 1 Kings 11:8, לאלהיו (of Moab) Jeremiah 48:35, להם (Baalim) Hosea 2:15; — 2 Chronicles 34:25 read Qr. Qal.
2. cause incense to smoke, offer incense absolute 2 Chron 2:5; 2 Chronicles 26:18 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 26:19; with עַל of altar 2 Chronicles 26:16; Exodus 30:7; Exodus 40:27; with accusative יַקְטִירֶנָּה Exodus 30:7, 8, קטרת סמים Exodus 30:7; Exodus 40:27; 2 Chronicles 2:3, קטרת תמיד Exodus 30:8, קטרת הק׳ Numbers 17:5; 2 Chronicles 29:7.
3. make smoke upon (על) both altars (of burnt-offering and of incense) 1 Chronicles 6:34, compare also 1 Chronicles 23:13.
Hoph. be made to smoke as a sacrifice: Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular תָּקְטָ֑ר Leviticus 6:15, Participle מֻקְטָר Malachi 1:11 (Ew Ke and others [Ges§ 121b]; We Now read לִשְׁמִי מִנְחָה מ׳; but see מֻקְטָר).

מֻקְטָר noun masculine incense; — absolute מ׳ Malachi 1:11 (Thes Hi MartiKau GASm Köiii, § 307).

† [מְקַטֵּרָה] noun feminine incense-alter; — plural absolute מְקַטְּרוֺת 2 Chronicles 30:14.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

29:13; 29:13; 29:18; 29:18; 29:25; 29:25; 30:7; 30:7; 30:7; 30:8; 30:8; 30:20; 30:20; 40:27; 40:27; 40:27

Leviticus

2:11; 2:16; 4:10; 4:26; 6:5; 6:8; 6:15; 8:20; 9:10; 16:25; 17:6

Numbers

5:26; 17:5; 18:17; 18:17

1 Samuel

2:15; 2:15; 2:16; 2:16; 2:16; 2:28

1 Kings

3:3; 9:25; 9:25; 11:8; 12:33; 13:1; 22:44

2 Kings

12:4; 14:4; 15:4; 15:35; 16:4; 16:13; 16:15; 16:15; 17:11; 18:4; 22:17; 23:5; 23:5; 23:8

1 Chronicles

6:34; 23:13

2 Chronicles

2:3; 2:5; 13:11; 25:14; 26:16; 26:18; 26:19; 28:3; 28:4; 28:25; 29:7; 29:11; 30:14; 34:25; 34:25

Song of Songs

3:6

Isaiah

65:3; 65:3; 65:7

Jeremiah

1:16; 11:13; 19:13; 19:13; 19:13; 32:29; 32:29; 33:18; 33:18; 44:21; 44:21; 44:23; 44:23; 48:35

Hosea

2:15; 4:13; 11:2; 11:2

Amos

4:5

Habakkuk

1:16; 1:16

Malachi

1:11; 1:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6999 matches the Hebrew קָטַר (qāṭar),
which occurs 117 times in 112 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (1Ki 13:1–Jer 44:17)

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:1 -

Now behold, a man of God came from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD, while Jeroboam was standing at the altar to burn H6999 incense H6999.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:2 - And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD and said, “Altar, altar, this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name; and on you he shall sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn H6999 incense H6999 on you, and human bones shall burn on you.’”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:43 - He walked [fn]entirely in the way of his father Asa; he did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of the LORD. However, the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned H6999 incense H6999 on the high places.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:3 - Only the high places did not end; the people still sacrificed and burned H6999 incense H6999 on the high places.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:4 - Only the high places were not eliminated; the people still sacrificed and burned H6999 incense H6999 on the high places.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:4 - Only the high places were not eliminated; the people still sacrificed and burned H6999 incense H6999 on the high places.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:35 - Only the high places were not eliminated; the people still sacrificed and burned H6999 incense H6999 on the high places. He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:4 - And he sacrificed and burned H6999 incense H6999 on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:13 - and [fn]burned H6999 his burnt offering and his meal offering, and poured out his [fn]drink offering and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:15 - Then King Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, “Upon the great altar [fn]burn H6999 the morning burnt offering, the evening meal offering, the king’s burnt offering and his meal offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, their meal offering, and their [fn]drink offerings; and sprinkle on it all the blood of the burnt offering and all the blood of the sacrifice. But the bronze altar shall be for me, for making inquiries.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:11 - and there they burned H6999 incense H6999 on all the high places as the nations did that the LORD had taken into exile before them; and they did evil things, provoking the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:4 - He removed the high places and smashed the memorial stones to pieces, and cut down the [fn]Asherah. He also crushed to pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the sons of Israel had been burning H6999 incense H6999 to it; and it was called [fn]Nehushtan.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:17 - ‘Since they have abandoned Me and have burned H6999 incense H6999 to other gods so that they may provoke Me to anger with all the work of their hands, My wrath burns against this place, and it shall not be quenched.’”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:5 - Then he did away with the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had appointed to burn H6999 incense H6999 on the high places in the cities of Judah and in the surrounding area of Jerusalem, as well as those who burned H6999 incense H6999 to Baal, to the sun, to the moon, to the constellations, and to all the remaining heavenly [fn]lights.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:8 - Then he brought all the priests from the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned H6999 incense H6999, from Geba to Beersheba; and he tore down the high places of the gates that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on one’s left at the city gate.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:49 -

But Aaron and his sons [fn]offered H6999 on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the Most Holy Place, and to make atonement for Israel, in accordance with everything that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:13 - The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was set apart to sanctify him as most holy, he and his sons forever, to burn H6999 incense H6999 before the LORD, to serve Him and bless in His name forever.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:4 - “Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, dedicating it to Him, to burn H6999 fragrant incense before Him and to set out the showbread continually, and to offer burnt offerings morning and evening, on Sabbaths, on new moons, and on the appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is to be done in Israel forever.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:6 - “But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him? And who am I, that I should build a house for Him, except to [fn]burn H6999 incense before Him?
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:11 - “Every morning and evening they [fn]burn H6999 to the LORD burnt offerings and fragrant incense, and the showbread is set on the clean table, and the golden lampstand with its lamps is ready to light every evening; for we perform our duty to the LORD our God, but you have abandoned Him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:14 -

Now after Amaziah came from slaughtering the Edomites, he brought the gods of the sons of Seir and set them up as his gods. Then he bowed down before them and burned H6999 incense H6999 to them.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:16 -

But when he became strong, his heart was so [fn]proud that he acted corruptly, and he was untrue to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn H6999 incense H6999 on the altar of incense.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:18 - They opposed Uzziah the king and said to him, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn H6999 incense H6999 to the LORD, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron who have been consecrated to burn H6999 incense H6999. Leave the sanctuary, for you have been untrue and will have no honor from the LORD God.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:19 - But Uzziah, with a censer in his hand for burning H6999 incense H6999, was enraged; and while he was enraged with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead in the presence of the priests in the house of the LORD, beside the altar of incense.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:3 - Furthermore, he burned H6999 incense H6999 in the Valley of Ben-hinnom, and burned his sons in fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had driven out from the sons of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:4 - He sacrificed and burned H6999 incense H6999 on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:25 - In every city of Judah he made high places to burn H6999 incense H6999 to other gods, and provoked the LORD, the God of his fathers, to anger.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:7 - “They have also shut the doors of the porch and extinguished the lamps, and have not burned H6999 incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:11 - “My sons, do not be negligent now, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, and to be His ministers and burn H6999 incense H6999.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:14 - They got up and removed the altars which were in Jerusalem; they also removed all the incense H6999 altars H6999 and threw them into the brook Kidron.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:12 - ‘Is it not the same Hezekiah who removed His high places and His altars, and said to Judah and [fn]Jerusalem, “You shall worship before one altar, and on it you shall [fn]burn H6999 incense H6999”?
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:25 - “Since they have abandoned Me and have burned H6999 incense H6999 to other gods, so that they may provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands, My wrath will be poured out on this place and it will not be quenched.”’
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:6 -

The Bride

[fn]What is this coming up from the wilderness

Like columns of smoke,

Perfumed H6999 with myrrh and frankincense,

With all the scented powders of the merchant?

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:3 -

A people who continually provoke Me to My face,

Offering sacrifices in gardens and burning H6999 incense H6999 on bricks;

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:7 -

Both your own wrongdoings and the wrongdoings of your fathers together,” says the LORD.

“Because they have burned H6999 incense H6999 on the mountains

And scorned Me on the hills,

Therefore I will measure their former work [fn]into their laps.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:16 - “And I will [fn]pronounce My judgments against them concerning all their wickedness, since they have abandoned Me and have [fn]offered H6999 sacrifices H6999 to other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:9 - “Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, [fn]offer H6999 sacrifices H6999 to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:12 - “Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to whom they [fn]burn H6999 incense H6999, but they certainly will not save them in the time of their disaster.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:13 - “For your gods are [fn]as many as your cities, Judah; and [fn]as many as the streets of Jerusalem are the altars you have set up to the shameful thing, altars for [fn]burning H6999 incense H6999 to Baal.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:17 -

The LORD of armies, who planted you, has pronounced evil against you because of the evil of the house of Israel and the house of Judah, which they have [fn]done to provoke Me by [fn]offering H6999 sacrifices H6999 to Baal.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:15 -

‘For My people have forgotten Me,

They burn H6999 incense H6999 [fn]to worthless gods.

And they [fn]have stumbled in their ways,

In the ancient roads,

To walk on paths,

Not on a highway,

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:4 - “Since they have abandoned Me and have made this place foreign, and have burned H6999 [fn]sacrifices H6999 in it to other gods that neither they nor their forefathers nor the kings of Judah had ever known, and since they have filled this place with the blood of the innocent
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:13 - “The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like the place Topheth, because of all the houses on whose rooftops they burned H6999 [fn]sacrifices H6999 to all the heavenly [fn]lights and poured out drink offerings to other gods.”’”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:29 - “And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will enter and set this city on fire and burn it, with the houses where people have offered H6999 incense H6999 to Baal on their roofs and poured out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke Me to anger.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:18 - [fn]and the Levitical priests shall not lack a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn H6999 grain offerings, and to prepare sacrifices [fn]continually.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:3 - because of their wickedness which they committed to provoke Me to anger by continuing to burn H6999 [fn]sacrifices H6999 and to serve other gods whom they had not known, neither they, you, nor your fathers.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:5 - ‘But they did not listen or incline their ears to turn from their wickedness, so as not to burn H6999 [fn]sacrifices H6999 to other gods.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:8 - provoking Me to anger with the works of your hands, burning H6999 [fn]sacrifices H6999 to other gods in the land of Egypt where you are entering to reside, so that you may be eliminated and become a curse and a disgrace among all the nations of the earth?
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:15 -

Then all the men who were aware that their wives were burning H6999 [fn]sacrifices H6999 to other gods, along with all the women who were standing by, as a large assembly, [fn]including all the people who were living in Pathros in the land of Egypt, responded to Jeremiah, saying,

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:17 - “But we will certainly carry out every word that has proceeded from our mouths, [fn]by burning H6999 [fn]sacrifices H6999 to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, just as we ourselves, our forefathers, our kings, and our leaders did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then we had plenty of [fn]food and were well off and saw no [fn]misfortune.

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