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frankincense

Meaning of “frankincense”

A fragrant, inflammable gum-resin used as incense or perfume.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
17 occurrences17 verses8 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 30:34

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Matthew 2:11
¶ And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
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1611 witness · Matthew 2:11 · retained source text

¶ And when they were come into the house, they saw the yong child with Mary his mother, and fell downe, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented vnto him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrhe.

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A dry, pale, fragrant and inflammable resinous substance, used as a perfume.

volume 1, leaf 803, column 1 (main_dictionary)