TBESH · H1314
בֶּ֫שֶׂם · be.sem · spice
1) spice, balsam, balsam tree, perfume 2) (TWOT) sweet, sweet smell, sweet odour
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בֶּ֫שֶׂם (be.sem) means “spice” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: beh'-sem Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
בֶּ֫שֶׂם · be.sem · spice
1) spice, balsam, balsam tree, perfume 2) (TWOT) sweet, sweet smell, sweet odour
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or בֹּשֶׂם; from the same as H1313 (בָּשָׂם); fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant
KJV glosses: smell, spice, sweet (odour).
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| spices | 15 |
| the spices | 3 |
| of fragrant | 2 |
| of spices | 2 |
| and spices | 1 |
| and then with perfumes | 1 |
| as well as spices | 1 |
| fragrance | 1 |
| of its spices | 1 |
| of spice | 1 |
| were spices | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| spices | 5 |
| of spices | 4 |
| and spices | 3 |
| and the spices | 3 |
| and of spices | 2 |
| and of sweet | 2 |
| with sweet odours | 2 |
| and for spices | 1 |
| and spice | 1 |
| instead of sweet smell | 1 |
| neither was there any such spice | 1 |
| of all spices | 1 |
| of the spices | 1 |
| than all spices | 1 |
| the spices | 1 |
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olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
Read word by word“Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,
Read word by wordolive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
Read word by wordas well as spices and olive oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.
Read word by wordShe arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind.
Read word by wordThen she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again were spices in such abundance brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
Read word by wordYear after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.
Read word by wordAnd Hezekiah received the envoys and showed them all that was in his treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, as well as his armory—all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his palace or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.
Read word by wordOthers were put in charge of the furnishings and other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the fine flour, wine, oil, frankincense, and spices.
Read word by wordAnd some of the sons of the priests mixed the spices.
Read word by wordNow when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon, she came to test him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was on her mind.
Read word by wordThen she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
Read word by wordYear after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.
Read word by wordAnd he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.
Read word by wordHezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles.
Read word by wordIn the twelve months before her turn to go to King Xerxes, the harem regulation required each young woman to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months, and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months.
Read word by wordHow delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.
Read word by wordwith nard and saffron, with calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of frankincense tree, with myrrh and aloes, with all the finest spices.
Read word by wordAwake, O north wind, and come, O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits.
Read word by wordHis cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.
Read word by wordMy beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies.
Read word by wordCome away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.
Read word by wordInstead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.
Read word by wordAnd Hezekiah welcomed the envoys gladly and showed them what was in his treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, as well as his entire armory—all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his palace or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.
Read word by wordThe merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; for your wares they exchanged gold, the finest of all spices, and precious stones.
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