חֶלְבְּנָה

chelbna · galbanum

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2464 · appears 1 time in the Bible

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What it means

chelbna (חֶלְבְּנָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “galbanum”.

A resin with a strong smell. It occurs only in Exodus 30:34.

How to say it

chelb·na

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. A strong-smelling resin mixed into the holy incense.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Exodus 30:34

    YHWH said to Moses, “Take for yourself fragrant spices: resin, onycha, and galbanum, fragrant spices with pure frankincense; in equal parts it shall be.