H4841: מֶרְקָחָה
merqâchâh · pronounced mer-kaw-khaw' · “ointment pot/seasoning”
Definition
abstractly, a seasoning (with spicery); concretely, an unguentkettle (for preparing spiced oil)
KJV translates it as: pot of ointment, [idiom] well.
Word origin: feminine of H4840 (מֶרְקָח);
Extended definition
1) a seasoning, compounding, spice-seasoning
2) ointment pot
2) ointment pot
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H4841 is translated
- pot of ointment ×1
- seasoning ×1
Bible verses with H4841 (merqâchâh)
Merqâchâh appears in 2 verses.
- Job 41:31
He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
- Ezekiel 24:10
Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.