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be.sem H1314

בֶּ֫שֶׂם (be.sem) means “spice” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

בֶּ֫שֶׂם Hebrew · H1314 29 tagged occurrences in 25 verses

Pronunciation guide: beh'-sem Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H1314

בֶּ֫שֶׂם · be.sem · spice

1) spice, balsam, balsam tree, perfume 2) (TWOT) sweet, sweet smell, sweet odour

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

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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How translators render H1314

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BSB rendering counts
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
KJV rendering counts
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

Verses containing H1314

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  1. Exodus 25:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

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  2. Exodus 30:23 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    “Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,

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  3. Exodus 35:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

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  4. Exodus 35:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    as well as spices and olive oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.

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  5. 1 Kings 10:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    She 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.

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  6. 1 Kings 10:10 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then 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.

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  7. 1 Kings 10:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.

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  8. 2 Kings 20:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And 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.

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  9. 1 Chronicles 9:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Others were put in charge of the furnishings and other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the fine flour, wine, oil, frankincense, and spices.

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  10. 1 Chronicles 9:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And some of the sons of the priests mixed the spices.

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  11. 2 Chronicles 9:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now 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.

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  12. 2 Chronicles 9:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then 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.

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  13. 2 Chronicles 9:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.

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  14. 2 Chronicles 16:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And 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.

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  15. 2 Chronicles 32:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles.

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  16. Esther 2:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In 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.

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  17. Song of Solomon 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.

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  18. Song of Solomon 4:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    with nard and saffron, with calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of frankincense tree, with myrrh and aloes, with all the finest spices.

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  19. Song of Solomon 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Awake, 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.

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  20. Song of Solomon 5:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.

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  21. Song of Solomon 6:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies.

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  22. Song of Solomon 8:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.

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  23. Isaiah 3:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Instead 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.

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  24. Isaiah 39:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And 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.

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  25. Ezekiel 27:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The 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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