Myrrh (Easton)

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Heb. mor. First mentioned as a principal ingredient in the holy anointing oil (Exodus 30:23 ). It formed part of the gifts brought by the wise men from the east, who came to worship the infant Jesus (Matthew 2:11 ). It was used in embalming (John 19:39 ), also as a perfume (Esther 2:12; Psalm 45:8;"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda. Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter M Bible Dictionaries Myrrh Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Myra Next Entry Myrtle Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Myrrh Thompson Chain Reference Myrrh Treasury of Biblical Knowledge Spices, Spikenard, Myrrh, Hyssop, Etc: & Balm, Ointment, Perfumes Dictionaries American Tract Society Myrrh Easton's Bible Dictionary Myrrh Fausset Bible Dictionary Myrrh Holman Bible Dictionary Myrrh Hastings' BibleDictionary Myrrh Hastings' NT Dictionary Myrrh King James Dictionary Myrrh Morrish Bible Dictionary Myrrh 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Myrrh Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Myrrh People's Bible Dictionary Myrrh Smith Bible Dictionary Myrrh Vines' Expository Dictionary Myrrh Wilson's Bible Types Myrrh Webster Dictionary Myrrh Watson's Theological Dictionary Myrrh Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Myrrh International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Myrrh Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Myrrh McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Myrrh Lexicons ܡܽܘܪܳܐ σμύρνα σμυρνίζω לֹט מֹר Heb. mor. First mentioned as a principal ingredient in the holy anointing oil ( Exodus 30:23 ). It formed part of the gifts brought by the wise men from the east, who came to worship the infant Jesus ( Matthew 2:11 ). It was used in embalming ( John 19:39 ), also as a perfume ( Esther 2:12 ; Psalm 45:8 ; Proverbs 7:17 ). It was a custom of the Jews to give those who were condemned to death by crucifixion "wine mingled with myrrh" to produce insensibility. This drugged wine was probably partaken of by the two malefactors, but when the Roman soldiers pressed it upon Jesus "he received it not" ( Mark 15:23 ). (See GALL .) This was the gum or viscid white liquid which flows from a tree resembling the acacia, found in Africa and Arabia, the Balsamodendron myrrha of botanists. The "bundle of myrrh" in Song of Solomon 1:13 is rather a "bag" of myrrh or a scent-bag. Another word Lot Is also translated "myrrh" ( Genesis 37:25 ; 43:11 ; RSV, marg., "or ladanum"). What was meant by this word is uncertain. It has been thought to be the chestnut, mastich, stacte, balsam, turpentine, pistachio nut, or the lotus. It is probably correctly rendered by the Latin word ladanum, the Arabic ladan, an aromatic juice of a shrub called the Cistus or rock rose, which has the same qualities, though in a slight degree, of opium, whence a decoction of opium is called laudanum. This plant was indigenous to Syria and Arabia.

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)