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bōśem בֹּ֫שֶׂם ‘spice’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from an unused root meaning to be fragrant, compare sam סַם ‘spice’

bōśem n, m
1) spice, balsam
2) (TWOT) sweet, sweet smell, sweet odour

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2014 — 2026 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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