Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
spice
Usage: 1) spice 1a) a spice used in incense
Strong's Number
H5561
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
15
Books
4
Strong's H5561 Quick Answer
Strong's H5561 סַם (cam) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. cam (sam) n-m. 1. an aroma [from an unused root meaning to smell sweet] It has 15 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include sweet. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- cam (sam) n-m. 1. an aroma [from an unused root meaning to smell sweet]
- Usage
- 15 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- sweet
Meaning and Definition
cam (sam) n-m. 1. an aroma [from an unused root meaning to smell sweet] KJV: sweet (spice).
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5561. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5561 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render cam, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
sweet
Exodus 25:6
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How Strong's H5561 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 15 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5561 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H5561 in the Old Testament
15 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,
And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight:
Usage Excerpts
First 15 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5561.
Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,
And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight:
And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.
And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,
And the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle,
And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.
And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.
And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door,
And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses.
And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:
And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.
Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.
And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5561, grouped by book.
Exodus 10 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 2 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H5561 FAQ
What does cam (סַם) mean?
Cam (Strong's H5561) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "aroma". cam (sam) n-m. 1. an aroma [from an unused root meaning to smell sweet]
How many times is cam (סַם) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 15 linked usages for Strong's H5561 across 4 books.
Where can I study cam (סַם) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5561 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate cam (סַם)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as sweet. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.