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חֲנֻטִים
cha.nu.tim
H2590B
H:N-M Hebrew

embalming

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cha.nu.tim denotes the completed days assigned to embalming a deceased person.

The term denotes the days allotted to and completed for embalming a deceased person, as shown in the burial notice of Genesis 50:3.

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  1. Days allotted for embalming · dominant

    In Genesis 50:3, the masculine plural absolute form occurs in the statement that forty days were completed for him; the APB renders the clause, "that is how the days of embalming are completed."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 50:3, the APB presents the clause as "the days of embalming,".

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