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Lexicon :: Strong's G759 - arōma

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ἄρωμα
Transliteration
arōma (Key)
Pronunciation
ar'-o-mah
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From αἴρω (G142) (in the sense of sending off scent)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἄρωμα árōma, ar'-o-mah; from G142 (in the sense of sending off scent); an aromatic:—(sweet) spice.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G759 in the following manner: spices (3x), sweet spices (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G759 in the following manner: spices (3x), sweet spices (1x).

  1. spice, perfume

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἄρωμα árōma, ar'-o-mah; from G142 (in the sense of sending off scent); an aromatic:—(sweet) spice.
STRONGS G759:
ἄρωμα, -τος, τό, (from ΑΡΩ to prepare, whence ἀρτύω to season; [others connect it with the root ar (ἀρόω), to plow (cf. Genesis 27:27); others besides]), spice, perfume: Mark 16:1; Luke 23:56; Luke 24:1; John 19:40. (2 Kings 20:13; Esther 2:12; Song of Solomon 4:10, 16. [Hippocrates], Xenophon, Theophrastus, and subsequent writings.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
27:27
2 Kings
20:13
Esther
2:12
Song of Songs
4:10; 4:16
Mark
16:1
Luke
23:56; 24:1
John
19:40

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G759 matches the Greek ἄρωμα (arōma),
which occurs 16 times in 15 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 20:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:13 - And Hezekiah listened to them, and showed them all his treasure house, the silver and the gold and the spices and the good oil and the house of his armor and all that was found in his treasuries. There was nothing in his house nor in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:29 - Some of them also were appointed over the furniture and over all the utensils of the sanctuary and over the fine flour and the wine and the oil and the frankincense and the spices.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:30 - Some of the sons of the priests prepared the mixing of the spices.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:1 -

Now the queen of Sheba heard the report about Solomon. So she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with riddles. She had a very glorious retinue, with camels carrying spices and a large amount of gold and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was in her heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:9 - Then she gave the king [fn]120 talents of gold and a very great amount of spices and precious stones. There had never been spice like that which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:14 - And they buried him in his own tomb which he had [fn]cut out for himself in the city of David, and they laid him in the resting place which he had filled with spices of various kinds blended by the perfumers’ art; and they made a very great fire for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:27 -

Now Hezekiah had abundant riches and honor; and he made for himself treasuries for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of desirable articles,

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Now when it reached the turn of each young lady to go in to King Ahasuerus, after the end of her twelve months under the regulations for the women—for the days of their cosmetic treatment were fulfilled as follows: six months with oil of myrrh and six months with spices and the cosmetics for women—

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:3 -

“Your oils have a pleasing fragrance,

Your name is like [fn]purified oil;

Therefore the [fn]maidens love you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:10 -

“How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride!

How much better is your love than wine,

And the fragrance of your oils

Than all kinds of [fn]spices!

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:16 -

“[fn]Awake, O north wind,

And come, wind of the south;

Make my garden breathe out fragrance,

Let its [fn]spices flow forth.

May my beloved come into his garden

And eat its choice fruits!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:1 -

“[fn]I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride;

I have picked my myrrh along with my balsam.

I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey;

I have drunk my wine with my milk.

Eat, friends;

Drink and [fn]imbibe deeply, O lovers.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:13 -

“His cheeks are like a bed of spices,

Towers of sweet-scented herbs;

His lips are lilies

Dripping with liquid myrrh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:2 -

“[fn]My beloved has gone down to his garden,

To the beds of spices,

To shepherd his flock in the gardens

And gather lilies.

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“[fn],[fn]Hurry, my beloved,

And be like a gazelle or a young [fn]stag

On the mountains of spices.”

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