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קָטַר H6999

H6999 is the Hebrew word קָטַר, transliterated qâṭar and said kaw-tar'. The King James Version most often renders it burn.

Word: קָטַרTransliteration: qâṭarSaid: kaw-tar'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 111 verses

What it means

to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship).

Where it comes from

a primitive root (identical with through the idea of fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the occupants).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 98 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

burn 31×burn incense 21×burned incense 15×burnt incense 10×burnt 9×burned 3×thereof and burn 2×offer 2×burneth incense 2×burn offering 1×thereof and shall burn 1×thereof and burnt 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).

Verses using קָטַר

The first 40 of 111 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 29:13 · KJV

And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar.

Exodus 29:18 · KJV

And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the LORD: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

Exodus 29:25 · KJV

And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

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 30:8 · KJV

And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.

Exodus 30:20 · KJV

When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD:

Exodus 40:27 · KJV

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

Leviticus 1:9 · KJV

But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

Leviticus 1:13 · KJV

But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

Leviticus 1:15 · KJV

And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:

Leviticus 1:17 · KJV

And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

Leviticus 2:2 · KJV

And he shall bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:

Leviticus 2:9 · KJV

And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

Leviticus 2:11 · KJV

No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire.

Leviticus 2:16 · KJV

And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

Leviticus 3:5 · KJV

And Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

Leviticus 3:11 · KJV

And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD.

Leviticus 3:16 · KJV

And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD’s.

Leviticus 4:10 · KJV

As it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall burn them upon the altar of the burnt offering.

Leviticus 4:19 · KJV

And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn it upon the altar.

Leviticus 4:26 · KJV

And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.

Leviticus 4:31 · KJV

And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.

Leviticus 4:35 · KJV

And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.

Leviticus 5:12 · KJV

Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin offering.

Leviticus 6:12 · KJV

And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.

Leviticus 6:15 · KJV

And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD.

Leviticus 7:5 · KJV

And the priest shall burn them upon the altar for an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a trespass offering.

Leviticus 7:31 · KJV

And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron’s and his sons’.

Leviticus 8:16 · KJV

And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned it upon the altar.

Leviticus 8:20 · KJV

And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat.

Leviticus 8:21 · KJV

And he washed the inwards and the legs in water; and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, and an offering made by fire unto the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Leviticus 8:28 · KJV

And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offering: they were consecrations for a sweet savour: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

Leviticus 9:10 · KJV

But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Leviticus 9:13 · KJV

And they presented the burnt offering unto him, with the pieces thereof, and the head: and he burnt them upon the altar.

Leviticus 9:14 · KJV

And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt offering on the altar.

Leviticus 9:17 · KJV

And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning.

Leviticus 9:20 · KJV

And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar:

Leviticus 16:25 · KJV

And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar.

Leviticus 17:6 · KJV

And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD.

Numbers 5:26 · KJV

And the priest shall take an handful of the offering, even the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall cause the woman to drink the water.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6999 mean?

H6999 is the Hebrew word קָטַר (qâṭar), meaning to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship).

How is H6999 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it burn (31 times), burn incense (21 times), burned incense (15 times), burnt incense (10 times), burnt (9 times), among others.

How many times does H6999 appear in the Bible?

קָטַר (qâṭar) is tagged in 111 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6999 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root (identical with through the idea of fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the occupants).

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