Strong's Hebrew · H1314

H1314 besem

בֶּשֶׂם

beh'-sem

smell, spice, sweet (odour).

When besem is spoken over you, Doxa is where you record what was said, in the words it was said in, weigh it against Scripture with people you trust, and return to it in a year.

Definition

fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant

Derivation

or בֹּשֶׂם; from the same as H1313 (בָּשָׂם);

Appears 29 times in Scripture

1 Kings 10:2

She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind.

Exodus 30:23

“Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,

Exodus 35:8

olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

1 Kings 10:10

Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again were spices in such abundance brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

1 Kings 10:25

Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.

Exodus 35:28

as well as spices and olive oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.

Exodus 25:6

olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

When besem is spoken over you

Words like this one get spoken over people: in a prayer line, in a message from a friend, in a moment nobody planned. The lexicon gives you what besem means. What God is saying to you through it is yours to record and weigh.

Doxa is where you record what was said, in the words it was said in, weigh it against verses like 1 Kings 10:2 with people you trust, and return to it in a year to see what came of it.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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