Bible Encyclopedias
Odor
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ō´dẽr : In the Old Testament the rendering of בּשׂם , besem , "fragrance" ( 2 Chronicles 16:14; Esther 2:12; in Jeremiah 34:5 , the Revised Version (British and American) "burnings"), and of one or two other words; in the New Testament of ὀσμή , osmḗ (John 12:3; Philippians 4:18; Ephesians 5:2 the Revised Version (British and American)); in Revelation 5:8; Revelation 18:13 , of θυμίαμα , thumı́ama , where the Revised Version (British and American) (with the King James Version margin in former passage) has "incense." See also SAVOR .
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Odor'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/o/odor.html. 1915.