Lexicon :: Strong's H3750 - karkōm

כַּרְכֹּם
Transliteration
karkōm
Pronunciation
kar-kome'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably of foreign origin
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1039

Strong’s Definitions

כַּרְכֹּם karkôm, kar-kome'; probably of foreign origin; the crocus:—saffron.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H3750 in the following manner: saffron (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H3750 in the following manner: saffron (1x).

  1. saffron

    1. an orange-yellow flower of the crocus family, used for flavouring in drinks and confections in order to promote perspiration for cooling of the body

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כַּרְכֹּם karkôm, kar-kome'; probably of foreign origin; the crocus:—saffron.
STRONGS H3750: Abbreviations
† כַּרְכֹּם noun [masculine] saffron (crocus sativus) (Late Hebrew id.; and verb denominative כִּרְכֵּם; Hithp. grow yellow, pale; Aramaic כּוּרְכְּמָא, Arabic = κρόκος, crocus; LagGes. Abh. 58, No. 147; so also JHMordtSab Denkm. 83 f.; otherwise DHMib., who compare Sabean כמכם, Arabic = Greek κάγκαμον); — Songs 4:14; on meaning see especially LöwNo. 162.
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Song of Songs

4:14