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בּוֹסַם בּוּסְמָא‏ n.m. smell, spice

spice, perfume Com. 4QEn^c1.12.2 : ٠٠٠] קניא טביא די בשמא די [٠٠٠٠٠٠חזי]ת֗ קו֗נם בשמא‏ sweet reeds that the smell was of [ mastic .... I sa]w the spice cinnamon. TgJ Ez27:22 : בְרֵיש כָל בוּסמִין וֻבכָל אַבנִין טַבָן‏ with the finest of all spices and all precious gems. PJ Gen31:19 : ומלחין ליה במילחא ובוסמנין‏ they would salt it with salt and spices. sweet smell Qumran, CPA, Syr, Man. 4QEn^c1.12.2 : ٠٠٠] קניא טביא די בשמא די [٠٠٠٠٠٠חזי]ת֗ קו֗נם בשמא‏ sweet reeds that the smell was of [ mastic .... I sa]w the spice cinnamon.

as incense, often pl. tant. Com. TgO Ex30:1 : קְטוֹרַת בוּסמִין דְאָעֵי שִטִין‏ spiced incense of acacia wood. TgJ Hab1:16 : וֻמַסֵיק בוּסמִין לְסִימָוָותֵיה‏ he offers up incense to his standards. TN Ex31:11 : קטרת בסמניה‏ . PJ Gen50:1 : ותמן מוקדין רישי בוסמנין‏ there they were burning the finest incense.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 106b; DJBA: 191b; Jastrow: 147; Levy Ch-W: 1:102; Tal Sam: 105; Cook,Qumran: 40;

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Derivatives:

byt ˀsqwt bwsmyn n.m. censer

bsm, bsmˀ (bassām, bassāmā) n.m. #2 perfumer

mbsm, mbsmˀ n.m. embalmer