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smell

Meaning of “smell”

Sense 1: Scent or odor. Sense 2: As a verb, to perceive by the nose or to give off an odor.

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20 occurrences17 verses11 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 27:27

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Genesis 27:27
And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed:
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 27:27 · retained source text

And hee came neere, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my sonne is as the smell of a field, which the LORD hath blessed.

Exodus 30:38
Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 30:38 · retained source text

Whosoeuer shall make like vnto that, to smell thereto, shall euen bee cut off from his people.

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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 26:31 · retained source text

And I wil make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries vnto desolation, and I will not smell the sauour of your sweet odours.

Deuteronomy 4:28
And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men’s hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 4:28 · retained source text

And there ye shall serue gods, the worke of mens hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor heare, nor eate, nor smell.

Psalms 115:6
They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 115:6 · retained source text

They haue eares, but they heare not: noses haue they, but they smell not.

Song of Solomon 2:13
The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Song of Solomon 2:13 · retained source text

The fig tree putteth foorth her greene figs, and the vines with the tender grape giue a good smell. Arise, my loue, my faire one, and come away.

Song of Solomon 4:10
How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Song of Solomon 4:10 · retained source text

How faire is thy loue, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy loue then wine! and the smell of thine oyntments then all spices!

1611 marginal noteChap.1.2.

Song of Solomon 4:11
Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Song of Solomon 4:11 · retained source text

Thy lips, O my spouse! drop as the hony combe: hony and milke are vnder thy tongue, and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

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