UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: nsm

Sense 1: odor, scent, aroma

Semantic domains: Smell (002004001007)

Definition: = a distinctive smell, which can be perceived as either pleasant or unpleasant; ≈ sometimes associated with the attitude a certain smell evokes in those who perceive it

Show passage in OET: GEN 8:21

OET-RV GEN 8:21

21 When Yahweh smelt the pleasing aroma, he said to himself, “I’ll never curse the ground because of humankind again, even though the humankind’s hearts are inclined from their youth to do evil things. And I’ll never again destroy every living thing again like I’ve just done.

OET-LV GEN 8:21

21 And_ YHWH _he _smelled DOM the _odour _of (the)_soothing and_ YHWH _he/it _said to his/its_heart not I _will _repeat to_curse again DOM the_soil in_account _of the_humankind if/because the _inclination _of the _heart _of the_humankind is_evil since_youth(s)_of_his and_not I _will _repeat again to_strike _down DOM every _of living_thing just_as I _have _done.

Show passage in OET: GEN 27:27

OET-RV GEN 27:27

27 So he went close and kissed him. His dad noticed the smell of his clothes, so he blessed him saying,
⇔ “Ah yes, the smell of my son
⇔ is like the pleasant fragrance of the countryside
⇔ that Yahweh has blessed.

OET-LV GEN 27:27

27 And_he _drew _near and_he _kissed to_him/it and_he _smelled DOM the _smell _of his _clothes _of_his and_he_blessed _him and_he/it _said see the _smell _of my _son _of_my is_like_the_smell _of a _field which he_has _blessed _it YHWH.

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All 54 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 8:21 · OET GEN 27:27

EXO: OET EXO 29:18 · OET EXO 29:25 · OET EXO 29:41

LEV: OET LEV 1:9 · OET LEV 1:13 · OET LEV 1:17 · OET LEV 2:2 · OET LEV 2:9 · OET LEV 2:12 · OET LEV 3:5 · OET LEV 3:16 · OET LEV 4:31 · OET LEV 6:15 · OET LEV 6:21 · OET LEV 8:21 · OET LEV 8:28 · OET LEV 17:6 · OET LEV 23:13 · OET LEV 23:18 · OET LEV 26:31

NUM: OET NUM 15:3 · OET NUM 15:7 · OET NUM 15:10 · OET NUM 15:13–14 · OET NUM 15:24 · OET NUM 18:17 · OET NUM 28:2 · OET NUM 28:6 · OET NUM 28:8 · OET NUM 28:13 · OET NUM 28:24 · OET NUM 28:27 · OET NUM 29:2 · OET NUM 29:6 · OET NUM 29:8 · OET NUM 29:13 · OET NUM 29:36

SNG: OET SNG 1:3 · OET SNG 1:12 · OET SNG 2:13 · OET SNG 4:10–11 · OET SNG 7:8 · OET SNG 7:13

JER: OET JER 48:11

EZE: OET EZE 6:13 · OET EZE 16:19 · OET EZE 20:28 · OET EZE 20:41

DAN: OET DAN 3:27

HOS: OET HOS 14:6

Sense 2: to spoil someone's smell > reputation

Semantic domains: Hate (002001002014)

Core domains: Affection (004); Conflict (044)

Definition: = literally: to cause (someone's) odor to give off a bad smell in the eyes of someone else; hence: = process by which humans cause other humans to become repulsive or loathsome in the eyes of someone else ◄ as a result of antagonistic actions ► resulting in enmity between the parties involved

Forms: vbhif-

Collocations: באשׁ רֵיחַ

Show passage in OET: EXO 5:21

OET-RV EXO 5:21

21 “May Yahweh see what you’ve done and judge you for it because you’ve raised a big stink in Par’oh’s mind and with his servants. Now they have their excuse to kill us!”

OET-LV EXO 5:21

21 And_they _said to_them YHWH may _he _look on_you(pl) and_may _he _judge that you(pl)_have _made _stink DOM odour _of_our in/on_both _eyes _of Parˊoh and_in_the _eyes _of his _servants _of_his to_put a _sword in_hand _of_their to_kill_us.

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Sense 3: scent of water > presence of water

Semantic domains: Space (002002001016)

Definition: literally: scent of water; hence: = state in which water is nearby

Collocations: רֵיחַ מַיִם

Show passage in OET: JOB 14:9

OET-RV JOB 14:9

9 when it detects water it’ll send up branches like a young plant.

OET-LV JOB 14:9

9 From_the_scent _of water it _will _show _buds and_it _will _produce branch[es] like a _plant.

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UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

רֵיחַ

Form 1

Sense 1: odor, scent, aroma

Sense 2: to spoil someone's smell > reputation

Sense 3: scent of water > presence of water