SAM

← All word studies · Scripture answers

רֵיחַ

rêyach · Hebrew · Strong's H7381 · 58 occurrences

The KJV renders 3 different Hebrew and Greek words as “savour”

What it means

odor (as if blown)

from H7306 (רוּחַ);

How the KJV renders it

savour, scent, smell

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

savour
also renders phronéō (G5426), osmḗ (G3744)
smell
also renders besem (H1314), rêyach (H7382)
scent
also renders zêker (H2143)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

58 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 55 verses shown.

Exodus 5:21 HNcmsc/Sp1cpExodus 29:18 HNcmscExodus 29:25 HR/NcmscExodus 29:41 HR/NcmscEzekiel 6:13 HNcmscEzekiel 16:19 HR/NcmscEzekiel 20:28 HNcmscEzekiel 20:41 HR/NcmscGenesis 8:21 HNcmscGenesis 27:27 HNcmscHosea 14:6 HC/NcmsaJeremiah 48:11 HC/Ncmsc/Sp3msJob 14:9 HR/NcmscLeviticus 1:9 HNcmscLeviticus 1:13 HNcmscLeviticus 1:17 HNcmscLeviticus 2:2 HNcmscLeviticus 2:9 HNcmscLeviticus 2:12 HR/NcmscLeviticus 3:5 HNcmscLeviticus 3:16 HR/NcmscLeviticus 4:31 HR/NcmscLeviticus 6:15 HNcmscLeviticus 6:21 HNcmscLeviticus 8:21 HR/NcmscLeviticus 8:28 HR/NcmscLeviticus 17:6 HR/NcmscLeviticus 23:13 HNcmscLeviticus 23:18 HNcmscLeviticus 26:31 HR/NcmscNumbers 15:3 HNcmscNumbers 15:7 HNcmscNumbers 15:10 HNcmscNumbers 15:13 HNcmscNumbers 15:14 HNcmscNumbers 15:24 HR/NcmscNumbers 18:17 HR/NcmscNumbers 28:2 HNcmscNumbers 28:6 HR/NcmscNumbers 28:8 HNcmscNumbers 28:13 HNcmscNumbers 28:24 HNcmscNumbers 28:27 HR/NcmscNumbers 29:2 HR/NcmscNumbers 29:6 HR/NcmscNumbers 29:8 HNcmscNumbers 29:13 HNcmscNumbers 29:36 HNcmscSong of Solomon 1:3 HR/NcmsaSong of Solomon 1:12 HNcmsc/Sp3msSong of Solomon 2:13 HNcmsaSong of Solomon 4:10 HC/NcmscSong of Solomon 4:11 HC/NcmscSong of Solomon 7:8 HC/NcmscSong of Solomon 7:13 HNcmsa

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.