Lexicon :: Strong's H2590 - ḥānaṭ

חָנַט
Transliteration
ḥānaṭ
Pronunciation
khaw-nat'
Part of Speech
masculine plural abstract noun, verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: TWOT- 691

Strong’s Definitions

חָנַט chânaṭ, khaw-nat'; a primitive root; to spice; by implication, to embalm; also to ripen:—embalm, put forth.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H2590 in the following manner: embalm (4x), put forth (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H2590 in the following manner: embalm (4x), put forth (1x).
verb

  1. to embalm, spice, make spicy

    1. (Qal)

      1. to spice, make spicy

      2. to embalm

  2. (CLBL) to ripen

    masculine plural abstract noun

  3. (BDB) embalming

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָנַט chânaṭ, khaw-nat'; a primitive root; to spice; by implication, to embalm; also to ripen:—embalm, put forth.
STRONGS H2590: Abbreviations
† חָנַט verb spice, make spicy, embalm (Late Hebrew id., bud, blossom; Arabic حَنَطَ become mature, II. prepare for burial, حَنُوطً spices for a corpse; حَنَّاطً embalmer, Dozyi, 322 after PS1320; Aramaic jfno, חֲנַט embalm; so Ethiopic ሐነጠ፡ (loan-word Di110)); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular חָֽנְטָה Songs 2:13; Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural וַיַּחַנְטוּ Genesis 50:2, 26; Infinitive construct לַחֲנֹט Genesis 50:2; —
1. spice, make spicy פַגֶּיהָ הַתְּאֵנָה ח׳ Songs 2:13 the fig-tree spiceth its figs, so VB De in translation (Ew De in notes Öttli and others prefer reddeneth, on account of spring season, compare the less common and perhaps secondary sense in Arabic become red (of leather) Lane657a).
2. embalm, followed by accusative of person Genesis 50:2 (twice in verse) (performed by הָרֹפְאִים), Genesis 50:26.

† חֲנֻטִים noun [masculine] plural abstract embalming, only יְמֵי הַח׳ Genesis 50:3 i.e. the days consumed in the embalming process＝אַרְבָּעִים יוֺם see Di.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

50:2; 50:2; 50:2; 50:3; 50:26; 50:26

Song of Songs

2:13; 2:13