Qetoret קְטֹ֫רֶת

Qetoret (Hebrew קְטֹ֫רֶת, Strong's H7004) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “incense”. It occurs 60 times in 58 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Qetoret, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Exodus

• Exodus 25:6
  Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
• Exodus 30:1
  And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it.“You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense.
• Exodus 30:7
  And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps.
• Exodus 30:8
  And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations.When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD for the generations to come.
• Exodus 30:9
  Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon.On this altar you must not offer unauthorized incense or a burnt offering or grain offering; nor are you to pour a drink offering on it.
• Exodus 30:27
  And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense,the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, the altar of incense,
• Exodus 30:35
  And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy:and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.
• Exodus 30:37
  And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the Lord.You are never to use this formula to make incense for yourselves; you shall regard it as holy to the LORD.
• Exodus 31:8
  And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense,the table with its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense,
• Exodus 31:11
  And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.in addition to the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them according to all that I have commanded you.”
• Exodus 35:8
  And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
• Exodus 35:15
  And the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle,the altar of incense with its poles; the anointing oil and fragrant incense; the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle;
• Exodus 35:28
  And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.as well as spices and olive oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.
• Exodus 37:25
  And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece.
• Exodus 37:29
  And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.
• Exodus 39:38
  And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door,the gold altar, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the entrance to the tent;
• Exodus 40:5
  And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony, and hang the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
• Exodus 40:27
  And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the Lord commanded Moses.and he burned fragrant incense on it, just as the LORD had commanded him.

Leviticus

• Leviticus 4:7
  And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.The priest must then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting. And he is to pour out the rest of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
• Leviticus 10:1
  And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not.Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command.
• Leviticus 16:12
  And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the Lord, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil.
• Leviticus 16:13
  And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony, so that he will not die.

Numbers

• Numbers 4:16
  And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.Eleazar son of Aaron the priest shall oversee the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. He has oversight of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including the holy objects and their utensils.”
• Numbers 7:14
  One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense:one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
• Numbers 7:20
  One spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of incense:one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
• Numbers 7:26
  One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
• Numbers 7:32
  One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
• Numbers 7:38
  One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
• Numbers 7:44
  One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
• Numbers 7:50
  One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
• Numbers 7:56
  One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
• Numbers 7:62
  One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
• Numbers 7:68
  One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
• Numbers 7:74
  One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
• Numbers 7:80
  One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
• Numbers 7:86
  The golden spoons were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons was an hundred and twenty shekels.The twelve gold dishes filled with incense weighed ten shekels each, according to the sanctuary shekel. The total weight of the gold dishes was a hundred and twenty shekels.
• Numbers 16:7
  And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the Lord to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the Lord doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.and tomorrow you are to place fire and incense in them in the presence of the LORD. Then the man the LORD chooses will be the one who is holy. It is you sons of Levi who have taken too much upon yourselves!”
• Numbers 16:17
  And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the Lord every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.Each man is to take his censer, place incense in it, and present it before the LORD—250 censers. You and Aaron are to present your censers as well.”
• Numbers 16:18
  And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.So each man took his censer, put fire and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
• Numbers 16:35
  And there came out a fire from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.
• Numbers 16:40
  To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the Lord; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the Lord said to him by the hand of Moses.just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the LORD, lest he become like Korah and his followers.
• Numbers 16:46
  And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the Lord; the plague is begun.Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.”
• Numbers 16:47
  And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people.So Aaron took the censer as Moses had ordered and ran into the midst of the assembly. And seeing that the plague had begun among the people, he offered the incense and made atonement for the people.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 2:28
  And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the offerings of the Israelites made by fire.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 6:49
  But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
• 1 Chronicles 28:18
  And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord.the weight of the refined gold for the altar of incense; and the plans for the chariot of the gold cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 2:4
  Behold, I build an house to the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the Lord our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.
• 2 Chronicles 13:11
  And they burn unto the Lord every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the Lord our God; but ye have forsaken him.Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.
• 2 Chronicles 26:16
  But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the Lord his God, and went into the temple of the Lord to burn incense upon the altar of incense.But when Uzziah grew powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.
• 2 Chronicles 26:19
  Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the Lord, from beside the incense altar.Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead.
• 2 Chronicles 29:7
  Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel.They also shut the doors of the portico and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn incense or present burnt offerings in the Holy Place of the God of Israel.

Psalms

• Psalm 66:15
  I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah
• Psalm 141:2
  Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 27:9
  Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 1:13
  Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me— your New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations. I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 8:11
  And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.Before them stood seventy elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing among them. Each had a censer in his hand, and a fragrant cloud of incense was rising.
• Ezekiel 16:18
  And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them.You took your embroidered garments to cover them, and you set My oil and incense before them.
• Ezekiel 23:41
  And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil.You sat on a couch of luxury with a table spread before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil,

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).