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מֹר H4753

H4753 is the Hebrew word מֹר, transliterated môr and said more. The King James Version most often renders it myrrh.

Word: מֹרTransliteration: môrSaid: moreLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 10 verses

What it means

myrrh (as distilling in drops, and also as bitter).

Where it comes from

or מוֹר; from H4843 (מָרַר).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

myrrh 10×smell of myrrh 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: myrrh.

Verses using מֹר

All 10 verses, quoted in full.

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,

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;)

Psalm 45:8 · KJV

All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.

Proverbs 7:17 · KJV

I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

Song of Solomon 1:13 · KJV

A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.

Song of Solomon 3:6 · KJV

Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?

Song of Solomon 4:6 · KJV

Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

Song of Solomon 4:14 · KJV

Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

Song of Solomon 5:1 · KJV

I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

Song of Solomon 5:5 · KJV

I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4753 mean?

H4753 is the Hebrew word מֹר (môr), meaning myrrh (as distilling in drops, and also as bitter).

How is H4753 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it myrrh (10 times), smell of myrrh (1 time).

How many times does H4753 appear in the Bible?

מֹר (môr) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4753 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or מוֹר; from H4843 (מָרַר).

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