Lexicon :: Strong's G3487 - nardos

νάρδος
Transliteration
nardos (Key)
Pronunciation
nar'dos
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of foreign origin cf נֵרְדְּ (H5373)
mGNT
2x in 1 unique form(s) TR
2x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
3x in 2 unique form(s)
νάρδου — 2x
νάρδου — 2x
νάρδος — 2x
νάρδων — 1x
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Strong’s Definitions

νάρδος nárdos, nar'dos; of foreign origin (compare H5373); "nard":—(spike-)nard.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G3487 in the following manner: spikenard (with G4101) (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G3487 in the following manner: spikenard (with G4101) (2x).

  1. nard, the head or spike of a fragrant East Indian plant belonging to the genus Valerianna, which yields a juice of delicious odour which the ancients used (either pure or mixed) in the preparation of a most precious ointment

  2. nard oil or ointment

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
νάρδος nárdos, nar'dos; of foreign origin (compare H5373); "nard":—(spike-)nard.
STRONGS G3487:
νάρδος, νάρδου, ἡ (a Sanskrit word (cf. Fick as in Löw below); Hebrew נֵרְדְּ, Song of Solomon 1:12; Song of Solomon 4:13f);
a. nard, the head or spike of a fragrant East Indian plant belonging to the genus Valeriana, which yields a juice of delicious odor which the ancients used (either pure or mixed) in the preparation of a most precious ointment; hence,
b. nard oil or ointment; so Mark 14:3; John 12:3. Cf. Winer, RWB under the word Narde; Rüetschi in Herzog x., p. 203; Furrer in Schenkel, p. 286f; (Löw, Aramäische Pflanzennamen (Leip. 1881), § 316, p. 368f; Royle in Alex.'s Kitto under the word Nerd; Birdwood in the 'Bible Educator' ii. 152).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Song of Songs
1:12; 4:13
Mark
14:3
John
12:3
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