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# galbanum

noun

«galbanum» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

It was one of the four spices in the holy incense burned in the Tabernacle.

**Interpretation.** Tradition notes galbanum smells bad alone, and teaches that it was included to show that even sinners belong in the community of Israel.

### Meaning

a sticky, strong-smelling resin from a plant, used in perfume and incense [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/galbanum/#m1)

### Examples

- And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; sweet spices with pure frankincense; of each shall there be a like weight. (Torah EXO.30.34, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/galbanum/#x1)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «galbanum» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/galbanum/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«galbanum» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/galbanum.html) on Mova free.