qa.tar denotes ritual burning of sacrificial portions or incense, whether at the LORD’s altar or in offerings to other gods.

The verb most often describes the ritual burning of designated sacrificial material on an altar, including fat, a memorial portion, or a whole offering. It also occurs where incense or offerings are burned at high places or for other gods, so that the same burning action appears in both authorized altar service and condemned worship.

1. Burn sacrificial portions on the altar · dominant

   In Leviticus 1:9 and Leviticus 1:17, the sequential-perfect Hiphil form occurs as the priest burns the prepared offering on the altar; the APB renders the clauses "the priest shall burn all of it on the altar" and "the priest shall burn it on the altar on the wood that is on the fire." Leviticus 2:2 and Leviticus 3:11 similarly place the action after the priest takes the offering portion and burns it on the altar.

   Leviticus 1:9Leviticus 1:17Leviticus 2:2Leviticus 3:11Leviticus 17:6Exodus 29:13
2. Burn incense or offerings in worship · common

   The verb is used where Aaron burns incense at the designated altar in Exodus 30:7 and Exodus 30:8; the APB renders the repeated clause "he shall burn incense." In settings of high places and other gods, the same action is described in 1 Kings 11:8, Hosea 11:2, and Jeremiah 11:13, where the APB speaks of offerings or incense directed to those gods.

   Exodus 30:7Exodus 30:8Exodus 40:271 Kings 11:8Hosea 11:2Jeremiah 11:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB variously uses "burn," "burn incense," "burn offerings," and "make offerings." Those variations show the verse-level ritual context rather than separate fixed English equivalents.