Ointment pot/seasoning
מֶרְקָחָהStrong’s H4841merqachah (mer-qa-chah)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Merqachah is the Hebrew word usually translated “like pot of ointment” and “seasoning”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.”
Meaning
- A seasoning, compounding, spice-seasoning
- Ointment pot
How it's translated
- like pot of ointment 1
- the seasoning 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Job 1
- Ezekiel 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
מֶרְקָחָה merqachah · ointment pot/seasoning
1) a seasoning, compounding, spice-seasoning 2) ointment pot
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “seasoning” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SE'ASONING, participle present
tense Giving a relish by something added; moderating; qualifying; maturing; drying and hardening; fitting by habit.
All definitions and other forms of “seasoning”
SE'ASONING, noun
- That which is added to any species of food to give it a higher relish; usually, something pungent or aromatic; as salt, spices or other aromatic herbs, acids, sugar, or a mixture of several things.
- Something added or mixed to enhance the pleasure of enjoyment; as, with or humor may serve as a seasoning to eloquence.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.