kar.kom denotes a spice named within a fragrant list in Song of Songs 4:14.

The term occurs as the name of a spice within a list of fragrant plants and costly aromatics in Song of Songs 4:14.

1. A spice in a fragrant aromatic list · dominant

   In Song of Songs 4:14, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs among nard, calamus, cinnamon, frankincense, myrrh, and aloes. The APB renders the list, "Nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon," and continues with other chief spices.

   Song of Songs 4:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Song of Songs 4:14, the APB presents the term as "saffron" within a list of aromatic plants and spices.