Lexicon
קְטוֹרָה
qe.to.rah
H6988
H:N-M Hebrew

incense

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qe.to.rah denotes incense placed before God in an altar setting.

The attested use denotes incense presented before God, set alongside whole offerings upon an altar in Deuteronomy 33:10.

Senses in use

  1. Incense presented before God · dominant

    In Deuteronomy 33:10, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause about placing incense before God; the APB renders the clause, “they place incense before you,” before mentioning whole offerings upon the altar.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Deuteronomy 33:10, the APB presents the clause as “they place incense before you.” This rendering confirms the clause's setting rather than isolating every contribution of the noun.

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