Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3750 |
|---|---|
| Word: | כַּרכּוֹם |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | probably of foreign origin |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | karkom |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kar-kome' |
| Meaning: | 1. the crocus |
| KJV Renderings: | saffron. |
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כַּרְכֹּם noun [masculine] saffron (crocus sativus) (Late Hebrew id.; and verb denominative כִּרְכֵּם; Hithpa`el grow yellow, pale; Aramaic כּוּרְכְּמָא , [untranscribed source text 2645] Arabic [untranscribed source text 2646] = κρόκος, crocus; LagGes. Abh. 58, No. 147; so also JHMordtsab Denkm. 83 f.; otherwise DHMib., who compare Sabean כמכם, Arabic [untranscribed source text 2647] = Greek κάγκαμον); — Song 4:14 on meaning see especially LöwNo. 162.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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