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אוליבנון‏ n.m. frankincense

frankincense LJLA. TgSong4:11 : וריח לבושי כהנין כריח אוליבנון/בסמין או לבנן/‏ the scent of the priestly garments was like the scent of frankincense †.

Latin olibanum. For the reading and meaning see A.W. Litke, "Following the Frankincense: Reassessing the Sitz im Leben of Targum Song of Songs", Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha 27.4 (2018): 289–313.

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