Strong's Hebrew · H2590
חָנַט
chânaṭ · khaw-nat'
Definitionto spice; by implication, to embalm; also to ripen
Derivationa primitive root;
KJV usageembalm, put forth.
Occurrences5 in the KJV · 4 verses
חָנַט in Scripture
Genesis 50:2
And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.
Genesis 50:3
And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days.
Genesis 50:26
So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.
Song of Solomon 2:13
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.