רֵיחַ
rêyach · H7381 · Hebrew · 58 occurrences
Meanings
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odor, scent, aroma
A distinctive smell, which can be perceived as either pleasant or unpleasant; sometimes associated with the attitude a certain smell evokes in those who perceive it
ExamplesGenesis 8:21 The LORD smelled the soothing aroma, and the LORD said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground on account of man, for the intent of man’s heart is evil from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done.
Genesis 27:27 So he came close and kissed him; and when he smelled the smell of his garments, he blessed him and said, “See, the smell of my son Is like the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed;
Exodus 29:18 “And you shall offer up in smoke the whole ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD: it is a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the LORD.
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to spoil someone's smell > reputation
Literally: to cause (someone's) odor to give off a bad smell in the eyes of someone else; hence: process by which humans cause other humans to become repulsive or loathsome in the eyes of someone else as a result of antagonistic actions, resulting in enmity between the parties involved
ExamplesExodus 5:21 And they said to them, “May the LORD look upon you and judge you, because you have made us repulsive in Pharaoh’s sight and in the sight of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us!”
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scent of water > presence of water
Literally: scent of water; hence: state in which water is nearby
ExamplesJob 14:9 At the scent of water it will flourish And produce sprigs like a plant.
How it’s used In 9 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
54 occurrences in 11 groups
- נִיחוֹחַsoothing 43
- Other words · 10 groups that occur once or twice (11) 11
Named alongside itApposition
7 occurrences in 4 groups
- אִשָּׁהoffering made by fire 3
- עֹלָהburnt offering 2
- עִשָּׂרוֹןa tenth (part) 1
- קׇרְבָּןoffering 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- מוּרto exchange, to change 1
What is done to itIt is the object
9 occurrences in 5 groups
- נָתַןto give, to put, to set 4
- רוּחַto smell 2
- עָשָׂהto do, to make 1
- שׂוּםto put, to set, to place 1
- בָּאַשׁto become foul 1
Second object ofSecond object
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- קָרַבto come near, to offer 2
- קָטַרto burn incense, to burn (offerings) 1
What it is said to bePredicate
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- רֵיחַaroma, fragrance 2
- בֶּשֶׂםbalsam tree 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- רֵיחַaroma, fragrance 2
- הוּאhe, she, it 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
21 occurrences in 4 groups
- לto/for 26
- בin/on/with 4
- מִןfrom 2
- כlike/as 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
14 occurrences in 1 groups
- אִשָּׁהoffering made by fire 14
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- ὀσμή osmḗ · G3744 · smell, scent, odor
- Greek ὀσμή is the standard Septuagint translation equivalent of Hebrew רֵיחַ, and the two share the same semantic field of scent, smell, or fragrance.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Smell002004001007
- Genesis 8:21 speaks of the Lord smelling "the soothing aroma" of Noah's sacrifice, and Genesis 27:27 and Exodus 29:18, 25 likewise use this word of a pleasing scent, directly attesting the sense of smell/aroma.
- Hate002001002014
- Exodus 5:21 uses this word idiomatically of Pharaoh's officials being made "repulsive" (literally, a bad smell) in his sight, attesting an idiom in which an unpleasant scent conveys being made odious or hated.
- Space002002001017
- This lexeme's broader range can extend to a spatial sense of pervading or filling an area, though the sampled citations here attest the sense of scent/aroma rather than spatial extent specifically.
Word family 9 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H7381. reyach רֵיחַ58 noun masculineJer 48:11 scent, odour (properly breath); — absolute…
רֵיחַ58 noun masculineJer 48:11 scent, odour (properly breath); — absolute Son 2:13 +, usually construct Gen 8:21 +; suffix רֵיחוֺ Jer 48:11; Son 1:12, רֵיחֵנוּ Exo 5:21; —
1 scent, odour, of plants and fields Gen 27:27 (JE) Cant 1:12; 2:3; 4:11; Song 7:14; Hos 14:7, of ointments Cant 1:3; Hos 4:10, of person and garments Gen 27:27 (twice in verse) (JE) Cant 4:11; Son 7:9; of water Job 14:9; figurative of influence, reputation Exo 5:21 (J) Jer 48:11.
2 technical term, נִיחֹחַ רֵיחַ odour of soothing (to God), tranquillizing odour (of ascending sacrifices, see נִיחֹחַ) Gen 8:21 (J), elsewhere Eze 6:13; Eze 16:19; Eze 20:28, Eze 20:41 and P: Exo 29:18, Exo 29:25, Exo 29:41; Lev 1:9 Lev 1:16t. Leviticus; Num 15:3 Num 15:17t. Numbers.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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