International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Odor

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Odor


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ō´dẽr: In the Old Testament the rendering of בּשׂם, besem, “fragrance” (; ; in , the Revised Version (British and American) “burnings”), and of one or two other words; in the New Testament of ὀσμή, osmḗ (; ; the Revised Version (British and American)); in ; , of θυμίαμα, thumı́ama, where the Revised Version (British and American) (with the King James Version margin in former passage) has “incense.” See also SAVOR.