Strong's H6999
קָטַר
- Language:
- Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)
Definition
to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
Derivation
a primitive root (identical with through the idea of fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the occupants);
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, קָטַר is translated as: burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice)..
About Strong's Concordance
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.