Word Forms
These forms come from “myrrh” and change to fit the sentence.
- myrrhbase form
- myrrhsplural
myrrh
WEB 10 appearances
KJV 17 appearances
Myrrh is a sweet-smelling oil or gum made from a small tree. People used it to make perfume and medicine.
Biblical Usage
In the Bible, myrrh was a valuable gift given to show honor. Wise men brought myrrh to baby Jesus. People also used it to prepare bodies for burial.
WEB Representative Scriptures
“Also take fine spices: of liquid myrrh, five hundred shekels; and of fragrant cinnamon half as much, even two hundred and fifty; and of fragrant cane, two hundred and fifty;Exodus 30:23 (WEB)
They offered him wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but he didn’t take it.Mark 15:23 (WEB)
Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred Roman pounds.John 19:39 (WEB)
KJV Representative Scriptures
All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.Psalms 45:8 (KJV)
Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:Song of Solomon 4:14 (KJV)
And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.Mark 15:23 (KJV)