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  "id": "spikenard",
  "name": "Spikenard / Nard",
  "aliases": [],
  "originalTerms": [],
  "shortDefinition": "Costly perfume associated with anointing Jesus.",
  "biblicalUse": "Spikenard / Nard is used in Scripture in ordinary-life, narrative, worship, teaching, legal, or symbolic contexts according to the listed references.",
  "symbolicUse": "",
  "usageTypes": [],
  "relatedItems": [],
  "verses": [
    {
      "reference": "Mark 14:3",
      "book": "Mark",
      "chapter": 14,
      "verse": 3,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/mark/14/#mark-14-3",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "anointing",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life item.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    },
    {
      "reference": "John 12:3",
      "book": "John",
      "chapter": 12,
      "verse": 3,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/john/12/#john-12-3",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "anointing",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life item.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    }
  ],
  "reviewStatus": "listed",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-06-14",
  "categories": [
    {
      "id": "medicine-perfume-spices",
      "title": "Medicine, Perfume and Spices in Scripture",
      "url": "/bible-everyday-life/medicine-perfume-spices/"
    }
  ],
  "url": "/bible-everyday-life/items/spikenard/",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://ai-bible-commentary.com/bible-everyday-life/items/spikenard/",
  "localStrongEvidence": {
    "source": "/data/bible-everyday-life/local-strongs-audit.json",
    "matchCount": 2,
    "uniqueStrongNumbers": [
      "G3487"
    ],
    "matches": [
      {
        "itemId": "spikenard",
        "itemName": "Spikenard / Nard",
        "reference": "Mark 14:3",
        "localKjvReference": "Mark 14:3",
        "book": "Mark",
        "chapter": 14,
        "verse": 3,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/mark/14/#mark-14-3",
        "tokenText": "of spikenard",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "G3487"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "G3487"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "G3487",
        "morph": "robinson:N-GSF",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [
          "ναρδου"
        ],
        "matchTerm": "spikenard",
        "matchTermNormalized": "spikenard",
        "matchSource": "controlled_kjv_alias",
        "confidence": "review",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
          "G3487"
        ]
      },
      {
        "itemId": "spikenard",
        "itemName": "Spikenard / Nard",
        "reference": "John 12:3",
        "localKjvReference": "John 12:3",
        "book": "John",
        "chapter": 12,
        "verse": 3,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/john/12/#john-12-3",
        "tokenText": "of spikenard",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "G3487"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "G3487"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "G3487",
        "morph": "robinson:N-GSF",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [
          "ναρδου"
        ],
        "matchTerm": "spikenard",
        "matchTermNormalized": "spikenard",
        "matchSource": "controlled_kjv_alias",
        "confidence": "review",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
          "G3487"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "strongsOccurrenceExpansion": {
    "source": "/data/bible-everyday-life/strongs-occurrence-expansion.json",
    "occurrenceCount": 2,
    "uniqueReferenceCount": 2,
    "bookCount": 2,
    "strongs": [
      "G3487"
    ]
  },
  "occurrencePrecision": {
    "level": "context-sensitive lexical range",
    "readerGuidance": "The references are useful, but the wording should be read in context because related English terms are included.",
    "listedReferenceCount": 2,
    "expandedUniqueReferenceCount": 2,
    "expandedOccurrenceCount": 2,
    "bookCount": 2
  }
}