frankincense

«frankincense» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A sweet-smelling gum (resin) from certain trees in Arabia… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (frankincense, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) A sweet-smelling gum (resin) from certain trees in Arabia and Africa, burned to make perfumed smoke. tree →

2) (Bible) One of the three gifts the wise men gave the baby Jesus, with gold and myrrh; Christians see it as a sign that Jesus is God, since it was burned in worship. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A sweet gum burned as incense; it was put on the meal-offering and on the showbread in the sanctuary. Interpretation: Tradition says it was one of the spices of the holy incense, and its smoke carried the "memorial part" of the offering up to God. In the primary lessons: In religion lessons and nativity plays frankincense is one of the Magi's gifts. In church life some churches burn incense in worship. In science, it is an example of a resin from tree sap. Phrases: «gold, frankincense and myrrh».

examples

• And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon; it is a meal-offering. (Torah LEV.2.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• And when any one bringeth a meal-offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon. (Torah LEV.2.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• And thou shalt put pure frankincense with each row, that it may be to the bread for a memorial-part, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD. (Torah LEV.24.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• I have not burdened thee with a meal-offering, nor wearied thee with frankincense. (Prophets ISA.43.23, JPS 1917) tree →
• Spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices. (Writings SNG.4.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• To what purpose is to Me the frankincense that cometh from Sheba, and the sweet cane, from a far country? (Prophets JER.6.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• The wise men brought gold, frankincense and myrrh. tree →
• Frankincense smells sweet when it burns. tree →
• In the nativity play I carried the frankincense. tree →
• Frankincense comes from the sap of a tree. tree →
• The church filled with the smell of frankincense. tree →
• People have traded frankincense for thousands of years. tree →
• So she put a bit of frankincense before him and asked him to tell what it was. tree →

note

Uncountable: not «a frankincense». Pronounced FRANK-in-sense. «Incense» is the general word for anything burned to smell nice. Often listed with gold and myrrh.

In the corpora

• And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon; it is a meal-offering.
• I have not burdened thee with a meal-offering, nor wearied thee with frankincense.
• To what purpose is to Me the frankincense that cometh from Sheba, and the sweet cane, from a far country?
• Spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «frankincense» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.