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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H6999 - Incense

Strong's No.:H6999

Hebrew:קָטַר

Transliteration:qâṭar

Phonetic:kaw-tar'

Word Origin:A primitive root (rather identical with H7000 through the idea of fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the occupants)

Bible Usage:burn ({incense} sacrifice) ({upon}) (altar for) {incense} {kindle} offer ({incense} a sacrifice).

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

to {smoke} that {is} turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. to sacrifice, burn incense, burn sacrifices, make sacrifices smoke

a. (Piel)

1. to make sacrifices smoke

2. to sacrifice

b. (Pual) to smoke a sacrifice

c. (Hiphil)

1. to make sacrifices smoke

2. to cause incense to smoke, offer incense

3. to make smoke upon

d. (Hophal) to be made to smoke n m

2. incense n f

3. incense-altar


Bible References:
Incense

Translation
Occurrences:
burn ( 36 )
burned ( 3 )
burnt ( 12 )
incense ( 58 )
kindle ( 1 )
offer ( 1 )
offered ( 1 )
perfumed ( 1 )
sacrifice ( 2 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.