רֵיחַrêyach

scent, odour, (properly breath)

Pronunciation: ray'-akh · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7381

Meanings

1. scent, odour (Genesis 27:27; Song of Solomon 1:12; Song of Solomon 2:3)

2. technical term, רֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ odour of soothing (to God), tranquillizing odour (of ascending sacrifices, see נִיחֹחַ) (Genesis 8:21; Ezekiel 6:13; Ezekiel 16:19)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 58 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 8:21 And the Lord was pleased with the aroma of the sacrifice and said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of the human race, even though everything they think or imagine is bent toward evil from childhood. I will never again destroy all living things.
  • Genesis 27:27 So Jacob went over and kissed him. And when Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he was finally convinced, and he blessed his son. He said, “Ah! The smell of my son is like the smell of the outdoors, which the Lord has blessed!
  • Exodus 5:21 The foremen said to them, “May the Lord judge and punish you for making us stink before Pharaoh and his officials. You have put a sword into their hands, an excuse to kill us!”
  • Exodus 29:18 then burn the entire animal on the altar. This is a burnt offering to the Lord; it is a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the Lord.
  • Exodus 29:25 Afterward take the various breads from their hands, and burn them on the altar along with the burnt offering. It is a pleasing aroma to the Lord, a special gift for him.
  • Exodus 29:41 Offer the other lamb in the evening, along with the same offerings of flour and wine as in the morning. It will be a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the Lord.
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