Strong's Lexicon

H2590

H2590 — חָנַט

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewchanatnoun mascOccurrences: 5TWOT: 691

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H2590
Word:	חָנַט
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	5
Transliteration:	chanat
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	khaw-nat'
Meaning:	1. to spice 2. (by implication) to embalm 3. (also) to ripen
KJV Renderings:	embalm, put forth.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB2923

חָנַט verb spice, make spicy, embalm (Late Hebrew id., bud, blossom; Arabic [untranscribed source text 1844] become mature, II. prepare for burial, [untranscribed source text 1845] spices for a corpse; [untranscribed source text 1846] embalmer, Dozy^{i, 322 after} PS¹³²⁰; Aramaic [untranscribed source text 1847], חֲנַט embalm; so Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 1848] (loan-word Di¹¹⁰)); —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular חָֽנְטָה Song 2:13 Imperfect 3 masculine plural וַיַּחַנְטוּ Gen 50:2; Gen 50:26 Infinitive construct לַחֲנֹט Gen 50:2 —

1. spice, make spicy פַגֶּיהָ ׳ הַתְּאֵנָה ח Song 2:13 the fig-tree spiceth its figs, so VB De in translation (Ew De in notes Öttli and others prefer reddeneth, on account of spring season, compare the less common and perhaps secondary sense in Arabic become red (of leather) Lane^{657 a}).

2. embalm, followed by accusative of person Gen 50:2 (twice in verse) (performed by הָרֹפְאִים ), Gen 50:26.

BDB2924

חֲנֻטִים noun [masculine] plural abstract embalming, only ׳ יְמֵי הַח Gen 50:3 i.e. the days consumed in the embalming process = אַרְבָּעִים יוֺם see Di .

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

חנט (g’hah-nat’)

Song of Songs 2:13

KJV: The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

EHCC: The fig tree pwtteth forth her green figs,

Genesis 50:9

KJV: And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company.

EHCC: the physicians to embalm his father: |