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ru.ach H7306

רִיחַ (ru.ach) means “to smell” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

רִיחַ Hebrew · H7306 11 tagged occurrences in 11 verses

Pronunciation guide: roo'-akh Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H7306

רִיחַ · ru.ach · to smell

1) (Hiphil) to smell, scent, perceive odour, accept 1a) of horse 1b) of delight (metaph)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; properly, to blow, i.e. breathe; only (literally) to smell or (by implication, perceive (figuratively, to anticipate, enjoy)

KJV glosses: accept, smell, [idiom] touch, make of quick understanding.

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How translators render H7306

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
smell 2
and he will delight 1
he catches the scent 1
it to enjoy 1
smelled 1
stand the stench 1
then may he accept 1
to smell 1
when isaac smelled 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
and i will not smell 2
against me let him accept 1
and he smelleth 1
and shall make him of quick understanding 1
have they but they smell 1
him and he smelled 1
like unto that to smell 1
nor smell 1
smelled 1
when it toucheth 1

Verses containing H7306

Page 1 of 1. 11 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Genesis 8:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.

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  2. Genesis 27:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.

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  3. Exodus 30:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Anyone who makes something like it to enjoy its fragrance shall be cut off from his people.”

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  4. Leviticus 26:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I will reduce your cities to rubble and lay waste your sanctuaries, and I will refuse to smell the pleasing aroma of your sacrifices.

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  5. Deuteronomy 4:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell.

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  6. Judges 16:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    While the men were hidden in her room, she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he snapped the bowstrings like a strand of yarn seared by a flame. So the source of his strength remained unknown.

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  7. 1 Samuel 26:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now please, may my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the LORD has stirred you up against me, then may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed in the presence of the LORD! For today they have driven me away from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’

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  8. Job 39:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar, the shouts of captains and the cry of war.

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  9. Psalms 115:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell;

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  10. Isaiah 11:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,

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  11. Amos 5:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies.

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Sources and text

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