Hebrew verb · H2590
חָנַט
chanatkhaw-nat'
to spice; embalming
5 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: chânaṭ
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H2590is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 2 of 39Old Testament books
- 5spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H2590
to spice; by implication, to embalm; also to ripen
The King James renders it: embalm, put forth.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
chanat is rendered "to spice; embalming". It stands 5 times in the Hebrew text, across two books.
- Four of the uses stand in Genesis, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to spice".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 50:2And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him,
- The Greek text spells it five different ways.
The first use
And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him,
Genesis 50:2לַחֲנֹ֖ט
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Four of the word's five uses are in Genesis.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to spice, and embalming.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to spiceStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereGenesis 50:2And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel… |
| embalmingStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- and people embalmed1
- and they embalmed1
- it has ripened1
- the embalmings1
- to embalm1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 5, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
5 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- הַחֲנֻטִ֑ים1
- וַיַּחַנְט֥וּ1
- וַיַּחַנְט֣וּ1
- חָֽנְטָ֣ה1
- לַחֲנֹ֖ט1
The grammar of each form
- Hc/Vqw3mp2Hc/Vqw3mp
- preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)1HR/Vqcc
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural1HTd/Ncmpa
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person feminine singular1HVqp3fs
Genesis
four uses
And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him,
- לַחֲנֹ֖טlachanotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to embalm
- וַיַּחַנְט֥וּvaiyachantuHc/Vqw3mptagged: and they embalmed
taking the forty days required to complete the embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.
- הַחֲנֻטִ֑יםhachanutimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the embalmings
So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt.
- וַיַּחַנְט֣וּvaiyachantuHc/Vqw3mptagged: and people embalmed
Song of Solomon
one use
The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come away, my darling; come away with me, my beautiful one.”
- חָֽנְטָ֣הchanetahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: it has ripened
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.