tse.ri is a valuable aromatic substance carried and traded as goods and sought for treatment of wounds and illness.

The attested verses show a single substance used in commercial cargo and gifts as well as in appeals for healing: it is carried with other goods in Genesis 37:25, offered among choice produce in Genesis 43:11, traded in Ezekiel 27:17, and sought in the setting of wounds, remedies, and restoration in Jeremiah 46:11, Jeremiah 51:8, and Jeremiah 8:22.

1. Valuable aromatic material in trade and treatment · dominant

   The masculine singular absolute form names an item carried in a caravan with other goods in Genesis 37:25, included in a present in Genesis 43:11, and given as merchandise in Ezekiel 27:17. In Jeremiah 46:11, Jeremiah 51:8, and Jeremiah 8:22, the same form occurs where the APB renders clauses about remedies, a wound, and health not being restored, showing the material in a treatment setting.

   Genesis 37:25Genesis 43:11Ezekiel 27:17Jeremiah 46:11Jeremiah 51:8Jeremiah 8:22

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the item as “balsam” in Genesis 37:25 and Ezekiel 27:17, and as “balm” in Genesis 43:11 and the Jeremiah passages. These renderings reflect the surrounding clauses.