מֶרְקָחָה
merkacha · ointment pot
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4841 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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merkacha (מֶרְקָחָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “ointment pot”.
An ointment pot, a mixture of perfumes that is boiled.
How to say it
mer·ka·cha
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
- A vessel in which a mixture of perfumes or ointments boils.
- Spices mixed into meat as it cooks, to give it flavor.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- like a pot of ointment ×1
- spices ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Job 41:31
It makes boil like a pot the depths; the sea it makes like a pot of ointment.
- Ezekiel 24:10
Heap up the wood, kindle the fire, finish the meat, and mix the spices, and let the bones be charred.