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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

NARD

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 ...
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4101. pistikos -- trustworthy
... genuine, pure. From pistis; trustworthy, ie Genuine (unadulterated) -- spike-(nard).
see GREEK pistis. (pistikes) -- 2 Occurrences. 4100, 4101. pistikos. 4102 ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5373. nerd -- nard
... 5372, 5373. nerd. 5374 . nard. Transliteration: nerd Phonetic Spelling:
(nayrd) Short Definition: nard. Word Origin of foreign origin ...
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Library

Civ. Jesus Arrives and is Feasted at Bethany.
... there] as he sat at meat, there came ^a unto him a woman { ^d 3 Mary} ^a having
an alabaster cruse of exceeding precious ointment, ^b of pure nard very costly ...
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The Arabic Gospel of the Infancy of the Saviour (Nt Apocrypha)
... And the old Hebrew woman took the piece of skin; but some say that she took the
navel-string, and laid it past in a jar of old oil of nard. ...
/.../the arabic gospel of the infancy of the saviour/the arabic gospel of the.htm

On the Use of Ointments and Crowns.
... Simonides is not ashamed in Iambic lines to say,". "I was anointed with ointments
and perfumes,. And with nard.". For a merchant was present. ...
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John Chapter xi. 55-57; xii
... 6. But "Mary," the other sister of Lazarus, "took a pound of ointment of pure nard,
very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her ...
/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate l john chapter xi.htm

His Last Week
... Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed
the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled ...
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Hymn for Christmas-Day
... Methinks in all her rustic bowers The earth is spread with clustering flowers: Odours
of nard and nectar sweet E'en o'er the sands of Syrtes fleet. ...
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And Jesus Six Days Before the Passover...
... [2661] And Mary took a case of the ointment of fine nard, of great price, [2662]
and opened it, and poured [8] it out on the head of Jesus as he was reclining ...
/.../hogg/the diatessaron of tatian/section xxxix and jesus six.htm

The Feast at Bethany.
... Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed
the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled ...
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August the Twelfth My Life and Hope
... I can "break the ball of nard," and make perfume, "but still the sleeper sleeps."
"In Him is life." "In Christ shall all be made alive!". And here is my hope. ...
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S. Mary Magdalene
... About thy curious, wild, young head? Why is this rich, this pistic [142] nard. Spilt,
and the box quite broke and marr'd? What pretty sullenness did haste. ...
/.../palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/cxxix s mary magdalene.htm

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Nard

[SPIKENARD]

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) An East Indian plant (Nardostachys Jatamansi) of the Valerian family, used from remote ages in Oriental perfumery.

2. (n.) An ointment prepared partly from this plant. See Spikenard.

3. (n.) A kind of grass (Nardus stricta) of little value, found in Europe and Asia.

Thesaurus

Nard (5 Occurrences)
... Europe and Asia. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. NARD. nard. See SPIKENARD.
Multi-Version Concordance Nard (5 Occurrences). Mark 14:3 ...
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Spikenard (4 Occurrences)
... 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. ...
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Expensive (6 Occurrences)
... 14:3 While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the
table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard-very costly ...
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Pure (160 Occurrences)
... 14:3 While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the
table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard-very costly ...
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Cypresses (6 Occurrences)
... Song of Songs 4:14 Cypresses with nard -- nard and saffron, Cane and cinnamon, With
all trees of frankincense, Myrrh and aloes, with all chief spices. (YLT). ...
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Cane (11 Occurrences)
... Song of Songs 4:14 Cypresses with nard -- nard and saffron, Cane and cinnamon, With
all trees of frankincense, Myrrh and aloes, with all chief spices. (YLT). ...
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Ointment (29 Occurrences)
... 14:3 While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the
table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard-very costly ...
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Narration (3 Occurrences)

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Narcis'sus (1 Occurrence)
Narcis'sus. Narcissus, Narcis'sus. Nard . Multi-Version Concordance
Narcis'sus (1 Occurrence). ... Narcissus, Narcis'sus. Nard . Reference Bible.
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Odor (46 Occurrences)
... John 12:3 Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and
anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house ...
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Bible Concordance

Nard (5 Occurrences)

Mark 14:3 While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard-very costly. She broke the jar, and poured it over his head.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 12:3 Mary, therefore, took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Song of Songs 1:12 While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
(Root in KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Song of Songs 4:13 Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits: henna with spikenard plants,
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

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,
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Nard

Related Terms

Spikenard (4 Occurrences)

Expensive (6 Occurrences)

Pure (160 Occurrences)

Cypresses (6 Occurrences)

Cane (11 Occurrences)

Ointment (29 Occurrences)

Narration (3 Occurrences)

Narcis'sus (1 Occurrence)

Odor (46 Occurrences)