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בֶּשֶׂם H1314
H1314 is the Hebrew word בֶּשֶׂם, transliterated besem and said beh'-sem. The King James Version most often renders it spices.
What it means
fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant.
Where it comes from
or בֹּשֶׂם; from the same as H1313 (בָּשָׂם).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 26 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: smell, spice, sweet (odour).
Verses using בֶּשֶׂם
All 22 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 25:6 · KJV
Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,
Exodus 30:23 · KJV
Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels,
Exodus 35:8 · KJV
And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,
Exodus 35:28 · KJV
And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.
1 Kings 10:2 · KJV
And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
1 Kings 10:10 · KJV
And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
1 Kings 10:25 · KJV
And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
2 Kings 20:13 · KJV
And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.
1 Chronicles 9:29 · KJV
Some of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.
1 Chronicles 9:30 · KJV
And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.
2 Chronicles 9:1 · KJV
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
2 Chronicles 9:9 · KJV
And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.
2 Chronicles 9:24 · KJV
And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
2 Chronicles 16:14 · KJV
And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries’ art: and they made a very great burning for him.
2 Chronicles 32:27 · KJV
And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;
Esther 2:12 · KJV
Now when every maid’s turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)
Song of Solomon 4:16 · KJV
Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
Song of Solomon 5:13 · KJV
His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.
Song of Solomon 6:2 · KJV
My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
Isaiah 3:24 · KJV
And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
Isaiah 39:2 · KJV
And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.
Ezekiel 27:22 · KJV
The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1314 mean?
H1314 is the Hebrew word בֶּשֶׂם (besem), meaning fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant.
How is H1314 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it spices (19 times), shekels and of sweet (2 times), sweet odours (2 times), spice (1 time), such spice (1 time), among others.
How many times does H1314 appear in the Bible?
בֶּשֶׂם (besem) is tagged in 22 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1314 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or בֹּשֶׂם; from the same as H1313 (בָּשָׂם).
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