Strong H2590H2590Aחָנַט

to spice

One of the 2 senses of Strong H2590

Transliteration
chânaţ
Pronunciation
khaw-nat'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

v
1) to embalm, spice, make spicy
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to spice, make spicy
1a2) to embalm
2) (CLBL) to ripen

General definition

A primitive root; to spice; by implication to embalm; also to ripen: - {embalm} put forth.

In the Bible

Strong H2590A appears in 3 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • embalm2
  • putteth1

First verses

  1. Genesis 50:2
    And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.
  2. Genesis 50:26
    So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.
  3. Song of Songs 2:13
    The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
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