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( øֹ÷ִç , ro'kach, Exo_30:35), CONFECTIONARY ( øִ÷ָּçָä , rakkachah', 1Sa_8:13), both derived from the root øָ÷ִú (rakach'), to spice, denote respectively perfume and a female perfumer, as the passages cited and the kindred terms derived from the same root (and translated “apothecary,” “perfume,” “ointment”) indicate. SEE APOTHECARY.