רֵיחַ reach

Hebrew word for “aroma” · Strong’s H7381 · used 58 times in 55 verses

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Meaning

1) scent, fragrance, aroma, odour;

How it is translated

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

• odor 51
• smell 2
• like the smell 1
• scent 1
• like the odor 1
• aroma 1
• fragrance 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Numbers 15 (6), Numbers 28 (6), Numbers 29 (5), Exodus 29 (3), Leviticus 1 (3), Leviticus 2 (3), Leviticus 3 (2), Leviticus 6 (2), Leviticus 8 (2), Leviticus 23 (2)

Forms

• ריח 30
• לריח 16
• וריח 4
• כריח 2
• בריח 2
• ריחנו 1
• מריח 1
• ריחו 1
• וריחו 1

Words used with it

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

• נִיחֹחַ nichoach “soothing” 43
• אִשֶּׁה ishshah “food offering” 27
• עֹלָה olah “burnt offering” 20
• קָטַר qatar “to offer” 15
• מִזְבֵּחַ mizbeach “altar” 17
• נֶסֶךְ nesekh “drink offering” 10
• קָרַב qarav “to present” 12
• כֶּבֶשׂ keves “lamb” 9
• מִנְחָה minchah “offering” 10
• אַיִל ayil “ram” 8
• שֶׁמֶן shemen “oil” 8
• פַּר par “bullock” 7

Key verses

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

• Genesis 8:21 — And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s…
• Exodus 29:18 — And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the LORD: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
• Leviticus 1:9 — But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet…
• Leviticus 3:16 — And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD’s.
• Leviticus 4:31 — And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for…
• Leviticus 26:31 — And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.
• Numbers 15:3 — And will make an offering by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to…
• Numbers 28:2 — Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to…
• Song of Solomon 1:3 — Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
• Jeremiah 48:11 — Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity:…
• Ezekiel 20:28 — For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and…
• Ezekiel 20:41 — I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will…

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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.