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Exodus 25:6 הַסַּמִּֽים׃ the perfume<s>

olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

Exodus 30:7 סַמִּ֑ים perfume<s>

And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps.

Here: "Spices." The word appears only in the plural, meaning fragrant gums and resins. It marks this as aromatic incense, not the smoke of burning fat. The four ingredients are named in v. 34: stacte, onycha, galbanum and pure frankincense.

Exodus 30:34 סַמִּ֗ים סַמִּ֖ים spices

The LORD also said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—in equal measures,

Exodus 31:11 הַסַּמִּ֖ים the perfume<s>

in addition to the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them according to all that I have commanded you.”

Exodus 35:8 הַסַּמִּֽים׃ the perfume<s>

olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

Exodus 35:15 הַסַּמִּ֑ים the perfume<s>

the altar of incense with its poles; the anointing oil and fragrant incense; the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle;

Exodus 35:28 הַסַּמִּֽים׃ the perfume<s>

as well as spices and olive oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.

Here: A word that appears only in the plural and only for incense ingredients. 'Incense of the spices' means the fragrant blend of Exodus 30:34–38: stacte, onycha, galbanum and frankincense.

Exodus 37:29 הַסַּמִּ֖ים the perfume<s>

He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.

Exodus 39:38 הַסַּמִּ֑ים the perfume<s>

the gold altar, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the entrance to the tent;

Here: Aromatic resins and spices. The word only ever appears in the plural. "Incense of the spices" is the fixed name of the holy four-ingredient blend in 30:34–38.

Exodus 40:27 סַמִּ֑ים perfume<s>

and he burned fragrant incense on it, just as the LORD had commanded him.

Leviticus 4:7 הַסַּמִּים֙ the perfume<s>

The priest must then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting. And he is to pour out the rest of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

Here: Always plural in the Bible. It names the sacred blend of Exodus 30:34–38, which Israelites were forbidden to make for private use. Together the two words mean 'the altar of the spice-incense'.

Leviticus 16:12 סַמִּ֖ים perfume<s>

Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil.

Here: Always plural in the Bible, and almost always tied to the sanctuary incense. It points to the blend of four ingredients God prescribed: stacte, onycha, galbanum and frankincense.

Numbers 4:16 הַסַּמִּ֔ים the perfume<s>

Eleazar son of Aaron the priest shall oversee the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. He has oversight of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including the holy objects and their utensils.”

2 Chronicles 2:4 סַמִּים֩ perfume<s>

Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.

Here: 'Of spices': the special blend of aromatic gums and spices prescribed in Exodus 30:34. 'Spice-incense' is the fixed phrase for the sanctuary's incense.

2 Chronicles 13:11 סַמִּים֩ perfume<s>

Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.

Here: 'Incense of spices' is the fixed term for the sacred blend whose recipe was prescribed and kept for God alone (Exod 30:34–38). It is a precise ritual term more than a poetic 'sweet incense'.