International Standard Bible Encyclopedia ODOR o'-der: In the Old Testament the rendering of besem, "fragrance" (2 Chronicles 16:14 Esther 2:12 Jeremiah 34:5, the Revised Version (British and American) "burnings"), and of one or two other words; in the New Testament of osme (John 12:3 Philippians 4:18 Ephesians 5:2 the Revised Version (British and American)); in Revelation 5:8; Revelation 18:13, of thumiama, where the Revised Version (British and American) (with the King James Version margin in former passage) has "incense."
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