מִרְקַחַת

Strong’s Definition

an aromatic unguent; also an unguent-pot

Etymology & Derivation

from H7543 (רָקַח);

KJV Usage

prepared by the apothecaries' art, compound, ointment.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.ointment, mixture of ointment
• 2.ointment-pot

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: mirqachath; Pronunciation: meer-kakh'-ath