2590. chanat
Strong's Lexicon
chanat: To embalm

Original Word: חָנַט
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: chanat
Pronunciation: khaw-nat'
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-nat')
Definition: To embalm
Meaning: to spice, to embalm, to ripen

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for "chanat" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as embalming was a practice specific to Egyptian culture and not commonly referenced in Greek texts.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "chanat" primarily means "to embalm," referring to the process of preserving a body after death. This term is used in the context of preparing a body for burial, a practice that was particularly significant in ancient Egyptian culture, where embalming was a common method to preserve the deceased for the afterlife.

Cultural and Historical Background: Embalming was an essential part of Egyptian burial customs, reflecting their beliefs in the afterlife and the need to preserve the body for the deceased's journey. The Israelites, during their time in Egypt, would have been familiar with these practices. The process involved treating the body with spices and resins, which is reflected in the biblical accounts where "chanat" is used.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to spice, make spicy, embalm
NASB Translation
embalm (1), embalmed (2), ripened (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
חָנַט verb spice, make spicy, embalm (Late Hebrew id., bud, blossom; Arabic become mature, II. prepare for burial, spices for a corpse; embalmer, Dozyi, 322 after PS1320; Aramaic , חֲנַט embalm; so Ethiopic (loan-word Di110)); —

Qal Perfect3feminine singular חָֽנְטָה Songs 2:13; Imperfect3masculine plural וַיַּחַנְטוּ Genesis 50:2,26; Infinitive construct לַחֲנֹט Genesis 50:2; —

1 spice, make spicy פַגֶּיהָ ׳הַתְּאֵנָה ח Songs 2:13 the fig-tree spiceth its figs, so VB De in translation (Ew De in notes Öttli and others prefer reddeneth, on account of spring season, compare the less common and perhaps secondary sense in Arabic become red (of leather) Lane657a).

2 embalm, followed by accusative of person Genesis 50:2 (twice in verse) (performed by הָרֹפְאִים), Genesis 50:26.

חֲנֻטִים noun [masculine] plural abstract embalming, only ׳יְמֵי הַח Genesis 50:3 i.e. the days consumed in the embalming process = אַרְבָּעִים יוֺם see Di.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
embalm, put forth

A primitive root; to spice; by implication, to embalm; also to ripen -- embalm, put forth.

Forms and Transliterations
הַחֲנֻטִ֑ים החנטים וַיַּחַנְט֣וּ וַיַּחַנְט֥וּ ויחנטו חָֽנְטָ֣ה חנטה לַחֲנֹ֖ט לחנט chaneTah ha·ḥă·nu·ṭîm ḥā·nə·ṭāh hachanuTim haḥănuṭîm ḥānəṭāh la·ḥă·nōṭ lachaNot laḥănōṭ vaiyachanTu way·ya·ḥan·ṭū wayyaḥanṭū
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 50:2
HEB: אֶת־ הָרֹ֣פְאִ֔ים לַחֲנֹ֖ט אֶת־ אָבִ֑יו
NAS: the physicians to embalm his father.
KJV: the physicians to embalm his father:
INT: his servants the physicians to embalm his father embalmed

Genesis 50:2
HEB: אֶת־ אָבִ֑יו וַיַּחַנְט֥וּ הָרֹפְאִ֖ים אֶת־
NAS: So the physicians embalmed Israel.
KJV: and the physicians embalmed Israel.
INT: to embalm his father embalmed the physicians Israel

Genesis 50:3
HEB: יִמְלְא֖וּ יְמֵ֣י הַחֲנֻטִ֑ים וַיִּבְכּ֥וּ אֹת֛וֹ
KJV: the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians
INT: required is the period are embalmed wept Egyptian

Genesis 50:26
HEB: וָעֶ֖שֶׂר שָׁנִ֑ים וַיַּחַנְט֣וּ אֹת֔וֹ וַיִּ֥ישֶׂם
NAS: years; and he was embalmed and placed
KJV: old: and they embalmed him, and he was put
INT: and ten years was embalmed was put A coffin

Songs 2:13
HEB: הַתְּאֵנָה֙ חָֽנְטָ֣ה פַגֶּ֔יהָ וְהַגְּפָנִ֥ים ׀
NAS: The fig tree has ripened its figs,
KJV: The fig tree putteth forth her green figs,
INT: the fig has ripened figs and the vines

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2590
5 Occurrences


ḥā·nə·ṭāh — 1 Occ.
ha·ḥă·nu·ṭîm — 1 Occ.
la·ḥă·nōṭ — 1 Occ.
way·ya·ḥan·ṭū — 2 Occ.
















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