מִרְקַחַתmirqachath
an aromatic unguent; also an unguent-pot
Pronunciation: meer-kakh'-ath · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4842
Meanings
1. ointment-mixture.
2. ointment-pot (?)
2. in an ointment-pot, as an ointment-mixture. (2 Chronicles 16:14)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 30:25 Like a skilled incense maker, blend these ingredients to make a holy anointing oil.
- 1 Chronicles 9:30 But it was the priests who blended the spices.
- 2 Chronicles 16:14 He was buried in the tomb he had carved out for himself in the City of David. He was laid on a bed perfumed with sweet spices and fragrant ointments, and the people built a huge funeral fire in his honor.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).