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
And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.
And spice, and oyle for the light, and for the anoynting oyle, and for the sweet incense.
1611 marginal noteChap. 30.23.
¶ And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.
¶ And he made the incense Altar of Shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit: it was foure square, and two cubites was the height of it; the hornes thereof were of the same.
1611 marginal noteChap. 30.34.
¶ And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.
¶ And he made the holy anoynting oyle, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the worke of the Apothecary.
1611 marginal noteChap. 30.35.
And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door,
And the golden altar, and the anointing oyle, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the Tabernacle doore:
1611 marginal noteHeb. the incense of sweet spices.
And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.
And thou shalt set the Altar of gold for the incense before the Arke of the Testimonie, and put the hanging of the doore to the Tabernacle.
And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the Lord commanded Moses.
And he burnt sweet incense thereon, as the LORD commanded Moses.
And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
And the Priest shall put some of the blood vpon the hornes of the Altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and shal powre all the blood of the bullocke at the bottome of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
1611 marginal noteChap. 5.9.
AND Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not.
¶ And Nadab and Abihu, the sonnes of Aaron, tooke either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which hee commaunded them not.
1611 marginal noteNum.3.4. and 26.61. 1.chron.24.2.
And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the Lord, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:
And he shall take a censer full of burning coales of fire from off the Altar before the LORD, and his handes full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vaile.
And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:
And he shall put the incense vpon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may couer the mercie seate that is vpon the testimonie, that he die not.
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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.
