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Lexicon :: Strong's H2590 - ḥānaṭ

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חָנַט
Transliteration
ḥānaṭ
Pronunciation
khaw-nat'
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Part of Speech
masculine plural abstract noun, verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: TWOT- 691

Strong’s Definitions

חָנַט chânaṭ, khaw-nat'; a primitive root; to spice; by implication, to embalm; also to ripen:—embalm, put forth.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H2590 in the following manner: embalm (4x), put forth (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H2590 in the following manner: embalm (4x), put forth (1x).
verb

  1. to embalm, spice, make spicy

    1. (Qal)

      1. to spice, make spicy

      2. to embalm

  2. (CLBL) to ripen

    masculine plural abstract noun

  3. (BDB) embalming

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָנַט chânaṭ, khaw-nat'; a primitive root; to spice; by implication, to embalm; also to ripen:—embalm, put forth.
STRONGS H2590: Abbreviations
† חָנַט verb spice, make spicy, embalm (Late Hebrew id., bud, blossom; Arabic حَنَطَ become mature, II. prepare for burial, حَنُوطً spices for a corpse; حَنَّاطً embalmer, Dozyi, 322 after PS1320; Aramaic jfno, חֲנַט embalm; so Ethiopic ሐነጠ፡ (loan-word Di110)); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular חָֽנְטָה Songs 2:13; Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural וַיַּחַנְטוּ Genesis 50:2, 26; Infinitive construct לַחֲנֹט Genesis 50:2; —
1. spice, make spicy פַגֶּיהָ הַתְּאֵנָה ח׳ Songs 2:13 the fig-tree spiceth its figs, so VB De in translation (Ew De in notes Öttli and others prefer reddeneth, on account of spring season, compare the less common and perhaps secondary sense in Arabic become red (of leather) Lane657a).
2. embalm, followed by accusative of person Genesis 50:2 (twice in verse) (performed by הָרֹפְאִים), Genesis 50:26.

† חֲנֻטִים noun [masculine] plural abstract embalming, only יְמֵי הַח׳ Genesis 50:3 i.e. the days consumed in the embalming process＝אַרְבָּעִים יוֺם see Di.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

50:2; 50:2; 50:2; 50:3; 50:26; 50:26

Song of Songs

2:13; 2:13

H2590

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2590 matches the Hebrew חָנַט (ḥānaṭ),
which occurs 5 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 50:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:2 - And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 50:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:3 - forty days were required for it, for so many are required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 50:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:26 - So Joseph died, being a hundred and ten years old; and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:13 - The fig tree puts forth its figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give forth fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
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