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Strong's H4840

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מֶרְקָח (merqâch) n-m (mer-kawkh')
Source: from H7543;
Meaning: a spicy herb
KJV: × sweet.

Associated OET lemmas: מֶרְקָח

UBS dictionary entries sharing a lemma or Strong’s identifier: מֶרְקָח (H4840)

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

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† [מֶרְקָח] n.[m.] spice, perfume (of cheeks); pl. Ct 5:13

Recorded in 1 verses, in OET book order.

OET-LV: 13 Cheeks _of_his are_like _(the)_bed _of (the)_spice towers _of aromatic_herbs lips _of_his are_lilies dripping myrrh flowing. (SNG 5:13)

OET-RV: 13 His cheeks are like a bed of spices—like towers where aromatic herbs are hung.
⇔ ≈ His lips are lilies—dripping with flowing myrrh. (SNG 5:13)

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