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סַם H5561

H5561 is the Hebrew word סַם, transliterated çam and said sam. The King James Version most often renders it sweet.

Word: סַםTransliteration: çamSaid: samLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 15 verses

What it means

an aroma.

Where it comes from

from an unused root meaning to smell sweet.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

sweet 13×sweet spices 2×thereon sweet 1×spices 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: sweet (spice).

Verses using סַם

All 15 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 25:6 · KJV

Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,

Exodus 30:7 · KJV

And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.

Exodus 30:34 · KJV

And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight:

Exodus 31:11 · KJV

And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.

Exodus 35:8 · KJV

And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,

Exodus 35:15 · KJV

And the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle,

Exodus 35:28 · KJV

And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.

Exodus 37:29 · KJV

And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.

Exodus 39:38 · KJV

And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door,

Exodus 40:27 · KJV

And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Leviticus 4:7 · KJV

And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Leviticus 16:12 · KJV

And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:

Numbers 4:16 · KJV

And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.

2 Chronicles 2:4 · KJV

Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.

2 Chronicles 13:11 · KJV

And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5561 mean?

H5561 is the Hebrew word סַם (çam), meaning an aroma.

How is H5561 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it sweet (13 times), sweet spices (2 times), thereon sweet (1 time), spices (1 time).

How many times does H5561 appear in the Bible?

סַם (çam) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5561 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to smell sweet.

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