3487. nardos
Strong's Lexicon
nardos: Nard

Original Word: νάρδος
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: nardos
Pronunciation: NAHR-dos
Phonetic Spelling: (nar'dos)
Definition: Nard
Meaning: spikenard, a perfume made originally from a plant growing on the Himalayas.

Word Origin: Derived from a foreign origin, likely from the Sanskrit "nalada," referring to the spikenard plant.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "nardos," the concept of aromatic oils and perfumes is present in the Hebrew Bible, such as in the use of "bosem" (Strong's Hebrew 1314) for spices and perfumes.

Usage: Nardos refers to a fragrant oil derived from the spikenard plant, used in ancient times as a costly perfume and ointment. It is often associated with anointing and acts of devotion.

Cultural and Historical Background: Nard was a highly valued aromatic ointment in the ancient world, extracted from the roots of the Nardostachys jatamansi plant, native to the Himalayan region. Due to its rarity and the long distances it had to be transported, nard was extremely expensive and considered a luxury item. It was used in religious rituals, for personal anointing, and as a symbol of honor and respect.

HELPS Word-studies

3487 nárdos – nard (spikenard); an Indian plant, "the nardostachys nardus jatamansi, used for the preparation of a fragrant ointment; ointment of nard: Mk 14:3; Jn 12:3" (Abbott-Smith). When refined, nard is a "perfume, made originally from the 'Nardostachys Jatamansi' growing on the Himalayas" (Souter).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of foreign origin, cf. nerd
Definition
nard, ointment of nard
NASB Translation
nard (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3487: νάρδος

νάρδος, νάρδου, (a Sanskrit word (cf. Fick as in Löw below); Hebrew נֵרְדְּ, Song of Solomon 1:12; Song of Solomon 4:13f);

a. nard, the head or spike of a fragrant East Indian plant belonging to the genus Valeriana, which yields a juice of delicious odor which the ancients used (either pure or mixed) in the preparation of a most precious ointment; hence,

b. nard oil or ointment; so Mark 14:3; John 12:3. Cf. Winer, RWB under the word Narde; Rüetschi in Herzog x., p. 203; Furrer in Schenkel, p. 286f; (Löw, Aramäische Pflanzennamen (Leip. 1881), § 316, p. 368f; Royle in Alex.'s Kitto under the word Nerd; Birdwood in the 'Bible Educator' ii. 152).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
spikenard.

Of foreign origin (compare nerd); "nard" -- (spike-)nard.

see HEBREW nerd

Forms and Transliterations
ενάρκησε ενάρκησεν νάρδος ναρδου νάρδου νάρδων nardou nárdou
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Englishman's Concordance
Mark 14:3 N-GFS
GRK: ἀλάβαστρον μύρου νάρδου πιστικῆς πολυτελοῦς
NAS: of pure nard; [and] she broke
KJV: of ointment of spikenard very precious;
INT: alabastar flask of ointment of nard pure of great price

John 12:3 N-GFS
GRK: λίτραν μύρου νάρδου πιστικῆς πολυτίμου
NAS: of pure nard, and anointed
KJV: of ointment of spikenard, very costly,
INT: a litra of ointment of nard pure of great price

Strong's Greek 3487
2 Occurrences


νάρδου — 2 Occ.

















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