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It is often associated with pleasant scents and is used in the context of offerings and sacred ceremonies.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, spices and aromatic substances were highly valued for their fragrance and preservative qualities. They were used in the preparation of incense for worship in the Tabernacle and Temple, as well as in the anointing oils for priests and kings. The trade of spices was a significant aspect of the economy, with many spices being imported from distant lands.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>spice (used in incense)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>fragrant (12), fragrant spices (1), spices (2), sweet (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">סַם</font>]<sub>16</sub> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>spice, used in incense</b></font>; — only plural absolute <font class="hebrew2">סַמִּים</font>, and only P, Chronicles; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/30-34.htm">Exodus 30:34</a> (twice in verse), elsewhere <font class="hebrew2">(הַ)סַּמִּים</font> <font class="hebrew2">קְטֹרֶת</font> <em>incense of spices</em> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/25-6.htm">Exodus 25:6</a> 8t. Exodus; <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/4-7.htm">Leviticus 4:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/16-12.htm">Leviticus 16:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/4-16.htm">Numbers 4:16</a>; 2Chron 2:3; 2 Chronicles 3:11. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>sweet spice <p>From an unused root meaning to smell sweet; an aroma -- sweet (spice). <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַסַּמִּ֑ים הַסַּמִּ֔ים הַסַּמִּ֖ים הַסַּמִּֽים׃ הַסַּמִּים֙ הסמים הסמים׃ סַמִּ֑ים סַמִּ֖ים סַמִּ֗ים סַמִּים֩ סמים has·sam·mîm hassamMim hassammîm sam·mîm samMim sammîm<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/25-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 25:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/25.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה וְלִקְטֹ֖רֶת <b> הַסַּמִּֽים׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> oil <span class="itali">and for the fragrant</span> incense,<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> oil, <span class="itali">and for sweet</span> incense,<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/25-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the anointing incense <span class="itali">the fragrant</span><p><b><a href="/text/exodus/30-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 30:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אַהֲרֹ֖ן קְטֹ֣רֶת <b> סַמִּ֑ים </b> בַּבֹּ֣קֶר בַּבֹּ֗קֶר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> shall burn <span class="itali">fragrant</span> incense<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall burn <span class="itali">thereon sweet</span> incense<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/30-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Aaron incense <span class="itali">fragrant</span> morning morning<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/30-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 30:34</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">קַח־ לְךָ֣ <b> סַמִּ֗ים </b> נָטָ֤ף ׀ וּשְׁחֵ֙לֶת֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Take <span class="itali">for yourself spices,</span> stacte<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Take <span class="itali">unto thee sweet spices,</span> stacte,<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/30-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Moses Take <span class="itali">spices</span> stacte and onycha<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/30-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 30:34</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּשְׁחֵ֙לֶת֙ וְחֶלְבְּנָ֔ה <b> סַמִּ֖ים </b> וּלְבֹנָ֣ה זַכָּ֑ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and galbanum, <span class="itali">spices</span> with pure<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and galbanum; <span class="itali">[these] sweet</span> spices<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/30-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and onycha and galbanum <span class="itali">spices</span> frankincense pure<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/31-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 31:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/31.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאֶת־ קְטֹ֥רֶת <b> הַסַּמִּ֖ים </b> לַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ כְּכֹ֥ל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/31.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> oil <span class="itali">also, and the fragrant</span> incense<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/31.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> oil, <span class="itali">and sweet</span> incense<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/31-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the anointing incense <span class="itali">and the fragrant</span> the holy to all<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/35-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 35:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/35.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה וְלִקְטֹ֖רֶת <b> הַסַּמִּֽים׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/35.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> oil, <span class="itali">and for the fragrant</span> incense,<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/35.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> oil, <span class="itali">and for the sweet</span> incense,<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/35-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the anointing incense <span class="itali">the fragrant</span><p><b><a href="/text/exodus/35-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 35:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/35.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאֵ֖ת קְטֹ֣רֶת <b> הַסַּמִּ֑ים </b> וְאֶת־ מָסַ֥ךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/35.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> oil <span class="itali">and the fragrant</span> incense,<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/35.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> oil, <span class="itali">and the sweet</span> incense,<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/35-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the anointing incense <span class="itali">and the fragrant</span> and the screen the doorway<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/35-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 35:28</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/35.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה וְלִקְטֹ֖רֶת <b> הַסַּמִּֽים׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/35.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> oil <span class="itali">and for the fragrant</span> incense.<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/35.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> oil, <span class="itali">and for the sweet</span> incense.<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/35-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the anointing incense <span class="itali">the fragrant</span><p><b><a href="/text/exodus/37-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 37:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/37.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאֶת־ קְטֹ֥רֶת <b> הַסַּמִּ֖ים </b> טָה֑וֹר מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/37.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and the pure, <span class="itali">fragrant</span> incense<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/37.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> incense <span class="itali">of sweet spices,</span> according to the work<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/37-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the holy incense <span class="itali">fragrant</span> and the pure the work<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/39-38.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 39:38</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/39.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאֵ֖ת קְטֹ֣רֶת <b> הַסַּמִּ֑ים </b> וְאֵ֕ת מָסַ֖ךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/39.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> oil <span class="itali">and the fragrant</span> incense,<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/39.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> oil, <span class="itali">and the sweet</span> incense,<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/39-38.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the anointing incense <span class="itali">and the fragrant</span> and the veil the doorway<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/40-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 40:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עָלָ֖יו קְטֹ֣רֶת <b> סַמִּ֑ים </b> כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/40.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and he burned <span class="itali">fragrant</span> incense<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/40.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And he burnt <span class="itali">sweet</span> incense<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/40-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and incense <span class="itali">fragrant</span> after had commanded<p><b><a href="/text/leviticus/4-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 4:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִזְבַּ֨ח קְטֹ֤רֶת <b> הַסַּמִּים֙ </b> לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the altar <span class="itali">of fragrant</span> incense<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the altar <span class="itali">of sweet</span> incense<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/4-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the altar incense <span class="itali">of fragrant</span> is before the LORD<p><b><a href="/text/leviticus/16-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 16:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חָפְנָ֔יו קְטֹ֥רֶת <b> סַמִּ֖ים </b> דַּקָּ֑ה וְהֵבִ֖יא</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of finely ground <span class="itali">sweet</span> incense,<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> full <span class="itali">of sweet</span> incense<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/16-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and his hands incense <span class="itali">sweet</span> of finely and bring<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/4-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 4:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַמָּאוֹר֙ וּקְטֹ֣רֶת <b> הַסַּמִּ֔ים </b> וּמִנְחַ֥ת הַתָּמִ֖יד</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for the light <span class="itali">and the fragrant</span> incense<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for the light, <span class="itali">and the sweet</span> incense,<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/4-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the light incense <span class="itali">and the fragrant</span> offering and the continual<p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/2-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 2:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְפָנָ֣יו קְטֹֽרֶת־ <b> סַמִּים֩ </b> וּמַעֲרֶ֨כֶת תָּמִ֤יד</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> it to Him, to burn <span class="itali">fragrant</span> incense<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> before <span class="itali">him sweet</span> incense,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/2-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> before incense <span class="itali">fragrant</span> the showbread continually<p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/13-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 13:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בָּעֶ֣רֶב וּקְטֹֽרֶת־ <b> סַמִּים֩ </b> וּמַעֲרֶ֨כֶת לֶ֜חֶם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> burnt offerings <span class="itali">and fragrant</span> incense,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> burnt sacrifices <span class="itali">and sweet</span> incense:<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/13-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> every incense <span class="itali">and fragrant</span> row bread<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5561.htm">16 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5561.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5561<br>16 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/hassammim_5561.htm">has·sam·mîm — 9 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/sammim_5561.htm">sam·mîm — 7 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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