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This term is often associated with the skilled and careful preparation of aromatic substances, which were significant in ancient Israelite religious and cultural practices.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, the preparation of ointments and perfumes was a specialized skill, often performed by apothecaries or perfumers. These substances were used for various purposes, including religious rituals, personal grooming, and burial practices. The art of compounding these mixtures was highly valued, as it required knowledge of different ingredients and their properties. The use of anointing oils and perfumes is well-documented in the Bible, reflecting their importance in both sacred and secular life.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to mix or compound oil or ointment<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>blended (1), mix (1), mix in the spices (1), perfumer (3), perfumer's (1), perfumers'* (1), prepared (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">רָקַח</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>mix</b></font>, or <font size="+1"><b>compound oil, ointment</b></font> (perhaps denominative; in this case √ meaning unknown; Late Hebrew has <font class="hebrew2">מִרְקַחַת</font> <em>ointment</em>; Phoenician <font class="hebrew2">רקח</font> either <em>spice-mixer</em> (Bloch) or <em>spice-dealer</em> (Lzb); perhaps akin to Assyrian <i><em>ri‡‡u</em></i>, <em>spice</em>, Meissn<sup>Suppl. 90</sup>, compare <em>rikkê</em>, Dl<sup>HWB 620</sup>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em>3masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">יִרְקַח</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/30-33.htm">Exodus 30:33</a>; <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">רֹקֵחַ</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/30-25.htm">Exodus 30:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/30-35.htm">Exodus 30:35</a>, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">רוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/37-29.htm">Exodus 37:29</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/10-1.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:1</a>; plural construct <font class="hebrew2">רֹקְחֵי</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/9-39.htm">1 Chronicles 9:39</a>; — <em>mix, compound</em>, <a href="/interlinear/exodus/30-33.htm">Exodus 30:33</a> (P; <font class="hebrew2">כָּמֹהוּ</font>, i.e. anything like the holy oil); participle as substantive <font class="hebrew2">הַמִּרְקַחַת רֹקְחֵי</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/9-30.htm">1 Chronicles 9:30</a> <em>compounders of the ointment</em>; as a professional name, <em>mixer, perfumer</em>, <a href="/interlinear/exodus/30-25.htm">Exodus 30:25,35</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/37-29.htm">Exodus 37:29</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/10-1.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:1</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pu`al</b></font> <em>Participle</em> masculine plural <font class="hebrew2">מְרֻקָּחִים</font>2Chronicles 16:14 <em>mixed as ointment.</em> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hiph`il</b></font> <em>Infinitive absolute</em> <font class="hebrew2">הַרְקַח</font> <font class="hebrew2">הַמֶּרְקָחָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Ezekiel 24:10</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">הָתֵם</font>), as Imperative, <em>spice the spicing</em> (?), i.e. spice (the meat) well, but very dubious, Krae proposes <font class="hebrew2">חָרֵק הַמָּרָק</font> <em>empty out the broth.</em> <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>apothecary, compound, make ointment, prepare, spice <p>A primitive root; to perfume -- apothecary, compound, make (ointment), prepare, spice. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְהַרְקַח֙ והרקח יִרְקַ֣ח ירקח רֹקְחֵ֥י רֹקֵ֑חַ רֹקֵֽחַ׃ רוֹקֵ֑חַ רוקח רקח רקח׃ רקחי rō·qê·aḥ rō·qə·ḥê rō·w·qê·aḥ roKeach rokeChei rōqêaḥ rōqəḥê rōwqêaḥ veharKach wə·har·qaḥ wəharqaḥ yir·qaḥ yirKach yirqaḥ<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/30-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 30:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִרְקַ֖חַת מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה <b> רֹקֵ֑חַ </b> שֶׁ֥מֶן מִשְׁחַת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the work <span class="itali">of a perfumer;</span> it shall be a holy<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> after the art <span class="itali">of the apothecary:</span> it shall be an holy<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/30-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> mixture the art <span class="itali">of a perfumer</span> oil anointing<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/30-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 30:33</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אִ֚ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר <b> יִרְקַ֣ח </b> כָּמֹ֔הוּ וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Whoever <span class="itali">shall mix</span> [any] like<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Whosoever <span class="itali">compoundeth</span> [any] like it, or whosoever putteth<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/30-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> or whoever <span class="itali">shall mix</span> like whoever<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/30-35.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 30:35</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רֹ֖קַח מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה <b> רוֹקֵ֑חַ </b> מְמֻלָּ֖ח טָה֥וֹר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the work <span class="itali">of a perfumer,</span> salted,<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> after the art <span class="itali">of the apothecary,</span> tempered<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/30-35.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A perfume the art <span class="itali">of a perfumer</span> salted pure<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">טָה֑וֹר מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה <b> רֹקֵֽחַ׃ </b> פ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/37.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of spices, the work <span class="itali">of a perfumer.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/37.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> according to the work <span class="itali">of the apothecary.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/37-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the pure the work <span class="itali">of a perfumer</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/9-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 9:30</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּנֵי֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים <b> רֹקְחֵ֥י </b> הַמִּרְקַ֖חַת לַבְּשָׂמִֽים׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the priests <span class="itali">prepared</span> the mixing<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the priests <span class="itali">made</span> the ointment<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/9-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the sons of the priests <span class="itali">prepared</span> the mixing of the spices<p><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/10-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 10:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יַבִּ֖יעַ שֶׁ֣מֶן <b> רוֹקֵ֑חַ </b> יָקָ֛ר מֵחָכְמָ֥ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ecclesiastes/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> flies <span class="itali">make a perfumer's</span> oil<br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> cause the ointment <span class="itali">of the apothecary</span> to send forth<br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/10-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> forth oil <span class="itali">A perfumer's</span> is weightier wisdom<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/24-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 24:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָתֵ֖ם הַבָּשָׂ֑ר <b> וְהַרְקַח֙ </b> הַמֶּרְקָחָ֔ה וְהָעֲצָמ֖וֹת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> well <span class="itali">And mix in the spices,</span> And let the bones<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the flesh, <span class="itali">and spice</span> it well,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/24-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Boil the flesh <span class="itali">and mix</span> well the bones<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7543.htm">7 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7543.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7543<br>7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/rokeach_7543.htm">rō·qê·aḥ — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/rokechei_7543.htm">rō·qə·ḥê — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veharkach_7543.htm">wə·har·qaḥ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yirkach_7543.htm">yir·qaḥ — 1 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 = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script 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