KJV dictionary & concordance
An aromatic substance or compounded preparation burned in worship or as an offering, producing fragrant smoke.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Exodus 25:6
Complete exact-word concordance
But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed, and burnt incense in the high places.
Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.
Howbeit, the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice, and burnt incense on the high places.
Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places.
Saue that the high places were not remoued: the people sacrificed, and burnt incense still on the high places.
¶ Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the Lord.
¶ Howbeit, the high places were not remoued: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still in the high places: He built the higher gate of the house of the LORD.
And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
And hee sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hils, and vnder euery greene tree.
And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the Lord carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the Lord to anger:
And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the LORD caried away before them, and wrought wicked things to prouoke the LORD to anger.
¶ He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.
¶ He remooued the high places, and brake the images, and cut downe the groues, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for vnto those dayes the children of Israel did burne incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.
1611 marginal noteHeb. statues.
1611 marginal noteNumb. 21.8.
Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.
Because they haue forsaken me, and haue burnt incense vnto other gods, that they might prouoke mee to anger with all the woorkes of their handes: therefore my wrath shall bee kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.
And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.
And hee put downe the idolatrous priests whome the kings of Iudah had ordeined to burne incense in the high places, in the cities of Iudah and in the places round about Ierusalem: them also that burnt incense vnto Baal, to the Sunne, and to the Moone, and to the Planets, and to all the hoste of heauen.
1611 marginal noteHeb. caused to cease.
1611 marginal noteHeb. Chemarim.
1611 marginal noteOr, twelue signes or constellations.
And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer-sheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city.
And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Iudah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burnt incense, from Geba to Beersheba, and brake downe the hie places of the gates that were in the entring in of the gate of Ioshua the gouernour of the citie, which were on a mans left hand at the gate of the citie.
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Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy:
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
Perfume exhaled by fire; the odors of spices and gums, burnt in religious rites. The materials burnt for making perfumes.
