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onycha

Meaning of “onycha”

An aromatic substance used in the holy perfume.

Definition sources

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First occurrence: Exodus 30:34

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The KJV occurrence

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Exodus 30:34
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¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight:
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 30:34 · retained source text

¶ And the LORD said vnto Moses, Take vnto thee sweete spices, Stacte, and Onicha, and Galbanum: these sweete spices with pure frankincense, of each shall there be a like weight.

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Exodus 30:34; Exodus 30:35

Scripture directly classes onycha with sweet spices compounded as a pure holy perfume, supporting an aromatic substance without claiming a modern natural identification.