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ṣŏrī צֳרִי ‘balsam’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from an unused root meaning to crack (as by pressure), hence, to leak

ṣŏrī n, m
1) a kind of balsam, balm, salve
 1a) as merchandise
 1b) as medicine

Mentioned in Genesis 43:11, 37:25 Jeremiah 51:8, 8:22, 46:11 Ezekiel 27:17

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