Word Study · Strong's H4842 · Hebrew

מִרְקַחַת

mirqachath

meer-kakh'-ath

“an aromatic unguent”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

an aromatic unguent; also an unguent-pot

Rendered in the KJV as

prepared by the apothecaries' art, compound, ointment.

3
occurrencesin the Old Testament
3 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

בְּמִרְקַ֣חַת1
הַמִּרְקַ֖חַת1
מִרְקַ֖חַת1

How it is rendered · 3

an ointment-pot1
as ointment of1
of the mixture1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

noun · feminine singular1
preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HNcfsa · 1
HR/Ncfsc · 1
HTd/Ncfsa · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Exodus1 of 3 · 33%
1 Chronicles1 of 3 · 33%
2 Chronicles1 of 3 · 33%

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Exodus1 occurrence

Exodus 30:25מִרְקַ֖חַתmirkachatnoun · feminine singularPrepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.here: an ointment-pot

1 Chronicles1 occurrence

1 Chronicles 9:30הַמִּרְקַ֖חַתhamirkachatthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd some of the sons of the priests mixed the spices.here: of the mixture

2 Chronicles1 occurrence

2 Chronicles 16:14בְּמִרְקַ֣חַתbemirkachatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.here: as ointment of

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