Jump to: Smith's • ATS • ISBE • Easton's • Webster's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Greek • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms Smith's Bible Dictionary Spikenard(Heb. nerd) is mentioned twice in the Old Testament viz. in (Solomon 1:12; 4:13,14) The ointment with which our Lord was anointed as he sat at meat in Simon's house at Bethany consisted of this precious substance, the costliness of which may be inferred from the indignant surprise manifested by some of the witnesses of the transaction. See (Mark 14:3-5; John 12:3,5) (Spikenard,from which the ointment was made, was an aromatic herb of the valerian family (Nardostachys jatamansi). It was imported from an early age from Arabia India and the Far East. The costliness of Mary's offering (300 pence=) may beat be seen from the fact that a penny (denarius, 15 to 17 cents) was in those days the day-wages of a laborer. (Matthew 20:2) In our day this would equal at least or .-ED.) ATS Bible Dictionary SpikenardSo 1:12 4:13,14, a highly perfumed ointment prepared from a plant in India growing in short spikes. It was highly prized by the ancients, and was a favorite perfume at their baths and banquets. Horace represents a small box of it as equivalent to a large vessel of wine, and as a handsome quota for a guest to contribute to an entertainment. It was kept closely sealed, sometimes in alabaster boxes; and to unseal and open it was called breaking the box, Mark 14:3. The evangelists speak of it as diffusing a rich perfume; and as "precious," and "very costly," a pound of it being worth more than three hundred denarii, or over forty dollars, John 12:3-5. See ALABASTER and PENNY. Easton's Bible Dictionary (Hebrews nerd), a much-valued perfume (Cant. 1:12; 4:13, 14). It was "very precious", i.e., very costly (Mark 14:3; John 12:3, 5). It is the root of an Indian plant, the Nardostachys jatamansi, of the family of Valeriance, growing on the Himalaya mountains. It is distinguished by its having many hairy spikes shooting out from one root. It is called by the Arabs sunbul Hindi, "the Indian spike." In the New Testament this word is the rendering of the Greek nardos pistike. The margin of the Revised Version in these passages has "pistic nard," pistic being perhaps a local name. Some take it to mean genuine, and others liquid. The most probable opinion is that the word pistike designates the nard as genuine or faithfully prepared. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (n.) An aromatic plant. In the United States it is the Aralia racemosa, often called spignet, and used as a medicine. The spikenard of the ancients is the Nardostachys Jatamansi, a native of the Himalayan region. From its blackish roots a perfume for the hair is still prepared in India.2. (n.) A fragrant essential oil, as that from the Nardostachys Jatamansi. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia SPIKENARDspik'-nard (nerd; nardos (Songs 1:12; Songs 4:14); neradhim; nardoi (Songs 4:13), "spikenard plants"; nardos pistike (Mark 14:3 John 12:3), "pure nard," margin "liquid nard"; the English word is for "spiked nard," which comes from the Nardus spicatus of the Vulgate): Spikenard is the plant Nardostachys jatamansi (Natural Order, Valerianaceae); in Arabic the name Sunbul hind, "Indian spike," refers, like the English and Latin name, to the "snike"-like shape of the plant from which the perfume comes. The dried plant as sold consists of the "withered stalks and ribs of leaves cohering in a bundle of yellowish-brown capillary fibres and consisting of a spike about the size of a small finger" (Sir W. Jones, As. Res., II, 409); in appearance the whole plant is said to look like the tail of an ermine. It grows in the Himalayas. The extracted perfume is an oil, which was used by the Romans for anointing the head. Its great costliness is mentioned by Pliny. Greek 3487. nardos -- nard, ointment of nard ... nard, ointment of nard. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: nardos Phonetic Spelling: (nar'dos) Short Definition: spikenard, a perfume Definition ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3487.htm - 6k Strong's Hebrew 5373. nerd -- nard... plants (1), perfume (1). spikenard. Of foreign origin; nard, an aromatic -- spikenard. 5372, 5373. nerd. 5374 . Strong's Numbers. /hebrew/5373.htm - 5k Library Spikenard and Saffron; Calamus and Cinnamon with all the Trees of ... While the King was Reclining Upon his Couch, My Spikenard Sent ... Thy Plants are a Paradise of Pomegranates, with the Fruits of the ... Fragrant Graces The Precious Ointment. Chapter iv. The Box of Ointment. Song of Songs of Solomon "She Hath done what She Could. " Chapter i Thesaurus Spikenard (4 Occurrences)... The spikenard of the ancients is the Nardostachys Jatamansi, a native of the Himalayan region. ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SPIKENARD. ... /s/spikenard.htm - 10k Nard (5 Occurrences) Orchard (3 Occurrences) Odour (43 Occurrences) Opportunity (35 Occurrences) Weight (143 Occurrences) Finest (23 Occurrences) Reclining (25 Occurrences) Pomegranates (20 Occurrences) Poured (155 Occurrences) Bible Concordance Spikenard (4 Occurrences)John 12:3 Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. Song of Songs 1:12 While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof. Song of Songs 4:13 Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits: henna with spikenard plants, Song of Songs 4:14 spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of incense tree; myrrh and aloes, with all the best spices, Subtopics Spikenard: A Fragrant Oil From, Used for Anointing Spikenard: Perfume Prepared From Related Terms Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |
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