נֵרְדְּnêrd
nard, an odorific plant from India (Song of Solomon 4:14; Song of Solomon 1:12; Song of Solomon 4:13)
Pronunciation: nayrd · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5373
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Song of Solomon 1:12 The king is lying on his couch, enchanted by the fragrance of my perfume.
- Song of Solomon 4:13 Your thighs shelter a paradise of pomegranates with rare spices— henna with nard,
- Song of Solomon 4:14 nard and saffron, fragrant calamus and cinnamon, with all the trees of frankincense, myrrh, and aloes, and every other lovely spice.
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).