Strong's Hebrew · H2590

חָנַט

chânaṭ · khaw-nat'

embalm, put forth.

Definition

to spice; by implication, to embalm; also to ripen

Derivation

a primitive root;

Appears 5 times in Scripture

Genesis 50:26

So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt.

Song of Solomon 2:13

The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come away, my darling; come away with me, my beautiful one.”

Genesis 50:3

taking the forty days required to complete the embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

Genesis 50:2

And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him,

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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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