קְטֹֽרֶת

𐤒𐤈𐤓𐤕

qetoret

incense

from קָטַר; a fumigation; (sweet) incense, perfume.

H7004

Numbers 7:56 · Word #6

Lexicon H7004

Lemmaקְטֹרֶת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤒𐤈𐤓𐤕
Transliterationqᵉṭôreth
Strong'sH7004
In-contextincense

Morphology HNcfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H7004-03

incense-smoke

Rootקטר (q-ṭ-r)
Core Meaningsto smoke, to make smoke rise, to burn (especially as an offering), to turn into fragrant smoke
Semantic Rangeincense as a prepared aromatic mixture; the act of burning incense; the fragrant smoke produced by burning; by extension, ritual offering made through incense
Conceptual Significanceקְטֹרֶת is central to Israel’s worship, especially in the Tabernacle and Temple, where fragrant smoke symbolized acceptable offering and the ascent of prayer before YHWH. Its association with holiness and regulated priestly service underscores the importance of reverent approach to the divine presence.
Morphological NotesCommon feminine singular noun (HNcfsa/HNcfsc), appearing in both absolute and construct states; no pronominal suffixes in the cited forms.
Rendering RationaleThe noun קְטֹרֶת is a feminine singular form derived from the root קטר, "to cause smoke to rise" or "to burn as incense." Rendering it as "incense-smoke" preserves the core idea of fragrant smoke ascending, rather than merely the substance itself. The singular form reflects the feminine singular morphology (absolute or construct) attested in the data.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root קטר (to smoke, to make smoke rise, to burn (especially as an offering), to turn into fragrant smoke)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6999-01 hamaqetirim the smoke-offerers
H6999-02 hameqaterim the ones making-smoke offerings
H6999-03 hameqaterot the incense-burning women
H6999-04 haqeter cause-to-smoke!
H7004-01 haqetoret the incense-smoke
H7002-01 haqiter the incense-smoke
H6999-05 hiqetir he caused to turn into smoke
H6999-06 hiqetiru they caused to rise in fragrant smoke
H6999-07 lehaqetir to cause to ascend in smoke (as incense)
H6999-08 leqater to make smoke rise (as an offering)
H7004-02 liqetoret for the incense-smoke
H6999-09 maqetirim those causing to ascend in smoke
H6999-10 maqetirot women causing offerings to ascend in smoke
H6999-11 meqaterim the ones making incense-smoke
H6999-12 meqaterot the women who are causing fragrant smoke to rise
H6999-13 mequteret a smoke-offered (feminine singular)
H6999-14 muqetar one caused-to-smoke
H6999-15 qater Turn to fragrant smoke!
H6988-01 qetorah incense-smoke
H6989-01 qeturah Perfumed Woman
H7000-01 qeturot enclosed ones
H6999-16 qitaretem you have made smoke-offerings
H6999-17 qiteru they made incense-smoke rise
H6999-18 taqetar she will cause-to-ascend-in-smoke
H6999-19 taqetir you (masc. sing.) will cause-to-rise-in-smoke (as an offering) / she will cause-to-rise-in-smoke (as an offering)
H6999-20 taqetiru you men shall cause to ascend in smoke (as an offering)
H6999-21 umaqetir and the one causing-to-smoke (as an offering)
H6999-22 umaqetirim and those who cause incense-smoke
H6999-23 umeqaterim and those who are making smoke-offerings
H7004-04 uqetareti and my incense-smoke
H7004-05 uqetoret and incense-smoke
H6999-24 vayaqeter and he caused to turn into smoke
H6999-25 vayeqater and he made fragrant-smoke rise
H6999-26 vayeqateru and they sent up fragrant-smoke
H6999-27 vehaqeteyr and he caused-to-ascend-in-smoke
H6999-28 vehiqetareta and you shall cause to ascend in smoke
H6999-29 vehiqetir and he caused to ascend in smoke
H6999-30 vehiqetiram and he caused them to ascend in smoke
H6999-31 vehiqetiro and he caused it to ascend in smoke
H6999-32 vehiqetiru and they caused to ascend in smoke
H7004-06 veliqetoret and for the incense-smoke of
H6999-33 veqater and make it ascend in smoke as an offering!
H7001-01 veqiterey and the knots of
H6999-34 viqater and he makes incense-smoke
H6999-35 vyqtyrv and they caused to rise in smoke
H6999-36 yaqetir he will make smoke rise (as an offering)
H6999-37 yaqetirenah he will cause her to go up in smoke
H6999-38 yaqetirun they will cause to ascend in smoke
H6999-39 yeqater he makes incense-smoke rise
H6999-40 yeqateru they cause to rise in fragrant smoke
H6999-41 yeqaterun they make fragrant smoke rise

Word Usage (60 occurrences of H7004)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Exodus 25:6 וְ/לִ/קְטֹ֖רֶת veliqetoret and for incense
Exodus 30:1 קְטֹ֑רֶת qetoret incense
Exodus 30:7 קְטֹ֣רֶת qetoret incense
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