3487 – νάρδος (nardos)

spikenard


Type:
Noun
fem.
Greek: νάρδος (nardos)
Pronunciation: nar-dos
Gematria: 231(50 + 1 + 100 + 4 + 70 + 6)    words with the same gematria
Origin: Of foreign origin cf G5373
Usage: 2 times in NT

Description

  1. Nard, the head or spike of a fragrant East Indian plant belonging to the genus Valerianna, which yields a juice of delicious odour which the ancients used (either pure or mixed) in the preparation of a most precious ointment.
  2. Nard oil or ointment.


Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into nardos :

נֵרְדְּnerdH5373nard

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
gen. sing. genitive singular feminine
N-GSF-2


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Usage in NT


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Total    2

References (2 occurances in 2 verses)





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