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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 Box2Ki 20:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:13 - Hezekiah received the envoys and showed them all that was in his storehouses—the silver, the gold, the spices and the fine olive oil—his armory and everything found among his treasures. There was nothing in his palace or in all his kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:29 - Others were assigned to take care of the furnishings and all the other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the special flour and wine, and the olive oil, incense and spices.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:30 - But some of the priests took care of mixing the spices.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:1 - When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions. Arriving with a very great caravan—with camels carrying spices, large quantities of gold, and precious stones—she came to Solomon and talked with him about all she had on her mind.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:9 - Then she gave the king 120 talents[fn] of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:14 - They buried him in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier covered with spices and various blended perfumes, and they made a huge fire in his honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:27 - Hezekiah had very great wealth and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver and gold and for his precious stones, spices, shields and all kinds of valuables.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:12 - Before a young woman’s turn came to go in to King Xerxes, she had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments prescribed for the women, six months with oil of myrrh and six with perfumes and cosmetics.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:3 - Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the young women love you!

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:10 - How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much more pleasing is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume more than any spice!

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:16 - She: Awake, north wind, and come, south wind! Blow on my garden, that its fragrance may spread everywhere. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choice fruits.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:1 - He: I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk. Friends: Eat, friends, and drink; drink your fill of love.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:13 - His cheeks are like beds of spice yielding perfume. His lips are like lilies dripping with myrrh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:2 - She: My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to browse in the gardens and to gather lilies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:14 - She: Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or like a young stag on the spice-laden mountains.
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