Word Study · Strong's H4753 · Hebrew
מֹר
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Strong's 1890 spelling: môr
“myrrh (as distilling in drops, and also as bitter)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
myrrh (as distilling in drops, and also as bitter)
Rendered in the KJV as
myrrh.
- 12occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 12inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 12 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 12
- הַמּ֔וֹר1
- הַמֹּ֔ר1
- הַמֹּ֤ר׀1
- מוֹר֙1
- מ֗וֹר1
- מ֣וֹר1
- מ֥וֹר1
- מוֹרִי֙1
- מֹ֥ר1
- מֹ֚ר1
- מָר־1
- מֹר־1
How it is rendered · 5
- myrrh6
- the myrrh3
- [are] myrrh1
- myrrh my1
- myrrh of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · masculine singular7
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular3
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 7
- HTd/Ncmsa · 3
- HNcmsc · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp1bs · 1
All 12, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Song of Solomon8 of 12 · 67%
- Exodus1 of 12 · 8%
- Esther1 of 12 · 8%
- Psalms1 of 12 · 8%
- Proverbs1 of 12 · 8%
Song of Solomon carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Proverbs1 occurrence
Song of Solomon8 occurrences
- Song of Solomon 1:13הַמֹּ֤ר׀hamorthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularMy beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.here: the myrrh
- Song of Solomon 3:6מוֹר֙mornoun · masculine singularWho is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant?here: myrrh
- Song of Solomon 4:6הַמּ֔וֹרhamorthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularBefore the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense.here: the myrrh
- Song of Solomon 4:14מֹ֚רmornoun · masculine singularwith nard and saffron, with calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of frankincense tree, with myrrh and aloes, with all the finest spices.here: myrrh
- Song of Solomon 5:1מוֹרִי֙morinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; 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, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.here: myrrh my
- Song of Solomon 5:5מ֗וֹרmornoun · masculine singularI rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt.here: myrrh
- Song of Solomon 5:5מ֣וֹרmornoun · masculine singularI rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt.here: myrrh
- Song of Solomon 5:13מ֥וֹרmornoun · masculine singularHis cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.here: myrrh