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beśem בֶּ֫שֶׂם ‘spice’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from the same as bōśem בֹּ֫שֶׂם ‘spice’
Roots: בשׂם

beśem n, m
1) spice, balsam, balsam tree, perfume
2) (TWOT) sweet, sweet smell, sweet odour

Mentioned in Exodus 25:6, 35:28, 30:23, 35:8 1 Kings 10:2, 10:10, 10:25 2 Kings 20:13 Isaiah 39:2, 3:24 Ezekiel 27:22 Song of Songs 4:14, 8:14, 4:10, 5:1, 4:16, 5:13, 6:2 Esther 2:12 1 Chronicles 9:30, 9:29 2 Chronicles 9:1, 9:9, 32:27, 9:24, 16:14

2014 — 2024 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Implemented as part of the research project at the ENS by M.Seveleu-Dubrovnik, PhD.
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