מֹר mor

Hebrew word for “myrrh” · Strong’s H4753 · used 12 times in 11 verses

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Meaning

1) myrrh; 1a) an Arabian gum from the bark of a tree, used in sacred oil and in perfume

How it is translated

Glosses given for mor in context, with how often each is used:

• myrrh 12

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Song of Solomon 5 (3), Song of Solomon 4 (2), Exodus 30 (1), Esther 2 (1), Psalms 45 (1), Proverbs 7 (1), Song of Solomon 1 (1), Song of Solomon 3 (1)

Forms

• מר 4
• מור 4
• המר 2
• המור 1
• מורי 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with mor more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• בֶּשֶׂם besem “spice” 4
• קִנָּמוֹן qinnamon “cinnamon” 3
• אָהָל ahalim “aloe” 3
• לְבֹנָה levonah “frankincense” 3
• דּוֹד dod “beloved” 3
• נָטַף nataph “to drip/prophesy” 2
• קָנֶה qaneh “branch” 2
• עָבַר avar “to pass” 2
• רֹאשׁ rosh “head” 2
• נִי ni “me” 2
• עִם im “with” 2
• מִן־ min “from” 2

Key verses

The verses using mor that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Exodus 30:23 — Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of…
• Esther 2:12 — Now when every maid’s turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the…
• Psalms 45:8 — All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
• Proverbs 7:17 — I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
• Song of Solomon 1:13 — A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
• Song of Solomon 3:6 — Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
• Song of Solomon 4:6 — Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
• Song of Solomon 4:14 — Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
• Song of Solomon 5:1 — I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my…
• Song of Solomon 5:5 — I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.
• Song of Solomon 5:13 — His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.