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• אֲבָקָה
• זֵכֶר , זֶכֶר
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(1):

(v. t.) To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does.

(2):

(v. i.) To have a smell.

(3):

(v. i.) To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.

(4):

(n.) The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent.

(5):

(v. t.) To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume.

(6):

(n.) That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk.

(7):

(n.) Specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in passing over it; as, dogs find or lose the scent; hence, course of pursuit; track of discovery.