מִרְקַחַת
mirqachath · meer-kakh'-ath
an aromatic unguent; also an unguent-pot
Lexicon
Derivation: from H7543 (רָקַח);
an aromatic unguent; also an unguent-pot
- an aromatic unguent
- also, an unguent-pot
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: prepared by the apothecaries' art, compound, ointment.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › the head, the highest › what comes behind, the returning cycle › to separate and protect › the mark, the covenant sign
Water, chaos, the mighty deep of the head, the highest of what comes behind, the returning cycle that works to separate and protect of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מִרְקַחַת above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- compound1 · 33%
- the ointment1 · 33%
- by the apothecaries1 · 33%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.