ni.cho.ach denotes the aroma associated with an offering, especially when it is burned or presented before the LORD.

The term consistently occurs for the aroma connected with offerings: animals, grain, fat, wine, and other materials are burned or presented in relation to it before the LORD. The same offering-associated expression can describe offerings made to idols and the LORD's acceptance of a gathered people.

1. Offering-associated aroma · dominant

   The singular absolute noun repeatedly accompanies the burning or presentation of offerings: in Leviticus 1:9 the priest burns the offering on the altar, and in Numbers 15:3 offerings from herd or flock are made to produce this aroma to the LORD. The expression is also used where offerings are directed elsewhere, as Ezekiel 6:13 describes aroma offered to idols, and where acceptance is described, as in Ezekiel 20:41. In Genesis 8:21 the noun stands in the clause about the LORD smelling the aroma after the offering.

   Leviticus 1:9Numbers 15:3Exodus 29:18Genesis 8:21Ezekiel 6:13Ezekiel 20:41

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the expression as “soothing aroma” in offering instructions, while several verses use “pleasing aroma.” These phrases confirm the verse-level offering context rather than fixing a separate English equivalent in every clause.