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# myrrh

«myrrh» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **A sweet-smelling, bitter gum (resin) from a small thorny…** — 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 (myrrh, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A sweet-smelling, bitter gum (resin) from a small thorny tree in Arabia and Africa, used in perfumes, medicines and incense. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/myrrh/#m1)

2) (Bible) One of the three gifts the wise men gave the baby Jesus, with gold and frankincense; Christians see it as a sign of his death, because myrrh was used to prepare bodies for burial. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/myrrh/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The oil made from it was used to anoint the Tent, its furnishings and the priests, setting them apart as holy. Song of Songs and Psalms use myrrh as a picture of beauty and royal gladness. Interpretation: Tradition says this oil was for holy use only, and it was forbidden to make it for ordinary use. In the primary lessons: In nativity plays and religion lessons myrrh is the «sad» gift that points to Jesus's death. In history, ancient Egyptians used myrrh when making mummies. Phrases: «gold, frankincense and myrrh».

### examples

- 'Take thou also unto thee the chief spices, of flowing myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty, (Torah EXO.30.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/myrrh/#x1)
- I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. (Writings PRO.7.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/myrrh/#x2)
- My beloved is unto me as a bag of myrrh, that lieth betwixt my breasts. (Writings SNG.1.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/myrrh/#x3)
- Myrrh, and aloes, and cassia are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad. (Writings PSA.45.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/myrrh/#x4)
- The third wise man brought myrrh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/myrrh/#x5)
- Myrrh is a resin from a thorny tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/myrrh/#x6)
- Gold, frankincense and myrrh were gifts for a king. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/myrrh/#x7)
- Myrrh was used to prepare bodies for burial. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/myrrh/#x8)
- The Egyptians used myrrh for their mummies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/myrrh/#x9)
- In the carol, myrrh's «bitter perfume» speaks of sorrow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/myrrh/#x10)

### note

Uncountable. Strange spelling: m-y-r-r-h; pronounced «mur», rhymes with «fur». Silent h at the end.

### In the corpora

- [Myrrh, and aloes, and cassia are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.749/)
- [I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.193/)
- [My beloved is unto me as a bag of myrrh, that lieth betwixt my breasts.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/SNG.12/)
- [Spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/SNG.60/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «myrrh» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/myrrh/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.