Words the Bible translates as smell
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- osmēὀσμήa smell: the scent a thing gives off into the air, pleasant or repellent depending on what is giving it off.
- ru'aḥרִיחַto smell: to take in a scent, and so, when God is the one smelling, to receive an offering with favor
- re'aḥרֵיחַsmellnot studied yet
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