Myrrh

Definition: Myrrh

Myrrh

Noun

1. Aromatic resin used in perfume and incense.

2. Aromatic resin burned as incense and used in perfume.

Date "myrrh" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Etymology: Myrrh \Myrrh\, noun. [from Old English expression mirre, Old French mirre, French myrrhe, from Latin expression myrrha, murra, Greek; compare to Ar. murr bitter, also myrrh, Hebrew mar bitter.]. (Websters 1913)

Specialty Definition: Myrrh

Domain	Definition
Bible	Myrrh Heb. mor. (1.) First mentioned as a principal ingredient in the holy anointing oil (Ex. 30:23). It formed part of the gifts brought by the wise men from the east, who came to worship the infant Jesus (Matt. 2:11). It was used in embalming (John 19:39), also as a perfume (Esther 2:12; Ps. 45:8; Prov. 7:17). It was a custom of the Jews to give those who were condemned to death by crucifixion "wine mingled with myrrh" to produce insensibility. This drugged wine was probably partaken of by the two malefactors, but when the Roman soldiers pressed it upon Jesus "he received it not" (Mark 15:23). (See GALL.) This was the gum or viscid white liquid which flows from a tree resembling the acacia, found in Africa and Arabia, the Balsamodendron myrrha of botanists. The "bundle of myrrh" in Cant. 1:13 is rather a "bag" of myrrh or a scent-bag. (2.) Another word _lot_ is also translated "myrrh" (Gen. 37:25; 43:11; R.V., marg., "or ladanum"). What was meant by this word is uncertain. It has been thought to be the chestnut, mastich, stacte, balsam, turpentine, pistachio nut, or the lotus. It is probably correctly rendered by the Latin word ladanum, the Arabic ladan, an aromatic juice of a shrub called the Cistus or rock rose, which has the same qualities, though in a slight degree, of opium, whence a decoction of opium is called laudanum. This plant was indigenous to Syria and Arabia. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
Dream Interpretation	To see myrrh in a dream, signifies your investments will give satisfaction. For a young woman to dream of myrrh, brings a pleasing surprise to her in the way of a new and wealthy acquaintance. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....
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Specialty Definition: Myrrh

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Myrrh is a red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of the Commiphora myrrha tree, indigenous to Somalia. A number of other Commiphora or Balsamodendron saps are also known as myrrh, including that from Commiphora erythraea (sometimes called East Indian myrrh), Commiphora opobalsamum, and Balsamodendron kua.

Myrrh is a constituent of perfumes and incense, and was highly prized in ancient times. Myrrh was one of the gifts of the Magi to the baby Jesus in the story told in the Gospel of Matthew. Myrrh was used as an incense in funerals and cremations, a fact alluded to in the Christmas carol We Three Kings.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Myrrh."

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Synonyms: Myrrh

Synonyms: gum myrrh (n), sweet cicely (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Myrrh

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Condiment	Frankincense, balm, myrrh.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Myrrh

English words defined with "myrrh": bdellium ♦ Commiphora myrrha ♦ Magi, myrrh tree, Myrrhic ♦ Stacte ♦ Wise Men. (references)

Specialty definitions using "myrrh": Land of Myrrh ♦ Wine Mingled with Myrrh. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Myrrh" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Manx (myrrh, sweet cicely).

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Commercial Usage: Myrrh

Domain	Title
Books	Cinnamon and Myrrh (reference) Frankincense and Myrrh (reference) Myrrh (reference) Women of Sand and Myrrh (reference) (more book examples)
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Usage Frequency: Myrrh

"Myrrh" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Myrrh" is used about 33 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	33	60,273

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Myrrh

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "myrrh".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Myron	Male	English	The myrrh
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Expressions: Myrrh

Expressions using "myrrh": False myrrh ♦ gum myrrh ♦ myrrh tree. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "myrrh": myrrh-scented.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Myrrh

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
myrrh	84
myrrh resin	15
frankincense and myrrh	12
myrrh record	7
fragrance frankincense myrrh	4
myrrh gum	4
myrrh oil	4
gold frankincense and myrrh	2
myrrh plant	2
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Modern Translation: Myrrh

Language		Translations for "myrrh"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		mirë (alright, decently, good, nice, nicely, ok, okay, okey, securely, well). (various references)

Arabic		‏شجر المر. (various references)

Bulgarian		смирна. (various references)

Czech		myrha. (various references)

Danish		myrrha (Absyssinian tree, myrrh tree), spansk koervel (garden myrrh, sweet cicely, sweet scented myrrh), opopanax myrratræ (opopanax myrrh tree). (various references)

Dutch		mirre (Absyssinian tree, myrrh tree). (various references)

Esperanto		mirho. (various references)

Finnish		mirhami. (various references)

French		myrrhe (myrrh tree). (various references)

German		Myrrhe (Absyssinian tree, myrrh tree). (various references)

Greek		σμύρνα (Absyssinian tree, myrrh tree), μύρρα. (various references)

Hungarian		mirha, illatos mirhafû. (various references)

Italian		mirra (Absyssinian tree, myrrh tree). (various references)

Korean		몰약. (various references)

Manx		myrrh (sweet cicely). (various references)

Pig Latin		yrrhmay

Portuguese		mirra (cicely), goma-resina aromática, cerefólio aromático. (various references)

Romanian		smirnã (upright), iarbã de smirnã. (various references)

Russian		миррис. (various references)

Scottish		mirr. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		mirisava smola, mira. (various references)

Spanish		mirra (Absyssinian tree, myrrh tree). (various references)

Swedish		myrra. (various references)

Thai		ยางไม้หอมชนิ�"หนึ่ง. (various references)

Turkish		mür, sarı sakız. (various references)

Ukrainian		мірріс, мірра. (various references)

Welsh		myrr. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Myrrh

Language	Period	Translations
Sumerian	3100 BCE-2500 BCE	2. �e�. (various references)
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	Commiphora abbssinica, Commiphora kataf, Commiphora opobalsamum, murra, murrae, murram, murratum, myrrha, Myrrhis odorata, myrro, zmyrna, zmyrnae, zmyrnam. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Myrrh

Language	Date	Source	John Chapter 19, Verse 39
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Hlqen de kai nikodhmoV o elqwn proV ton ihsoun nuktoV to prwton ferwn migma smurnhV kai alohV wsei litraV ekaton
Latin	405	Vulgate	Venit autem et Nicodemus qui venerat ad Iesum nocte primum ferens mixturam murrae et aloes quasi libras centum
Old English	990	West Saxon	& nichodemus com þider. se þe ærestcom to þam hælende on niht. & brohte wyrt-gemang& a-loen swylche hund-twentig boxa.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And Nychodeme cam also, that hadde come to hym first bi nyyt, and brouyte a meddlynge of myrre and aloes, as it were an hundrid pound.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And ther cam also Nicodemus which at the beginnynge came to Iesus by nyght and brought of myrre and aloes mingled to gether aboute an hundred pounde wayght
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And there came also Nicodemus (who at the first came to Jesus by night) and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pound weight.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And Nicodemus came (he who had first come to Jesus by night) with a roll of myrrh and aloes mixed, about a hundred pounds.
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Matched Bible Translations: Myrrh

Language	John Chapter 19, Verse 39
Cebuano	Ug usab si Nicodemo, siya nga kaniadto mao gani ang nakigkita kang Jesus sa takna sa kagabhion, miadto nga nagdalag mga kalim-an ka kilo nga sinakot nga mirra ug aloe.
Croatian	A doðe i Nikodem - koji je ono prije bio došao Isusu noæu - i donese sa sobom oko sto libara smjese smirne i aloja.
Danish	Men også Nikodemus, som første Gang var kommen til Jesus om Natten, kom og bragte en Blanding af Myrra og Aloe, omtrent hundrede Pund.
Finnish	Tuli myös Nikodeemus, joka ensi kerran oli yöllä tullut Jeesuksen tykö, ja toi mirhan ja aloen seosta noin sata naulaa.
French	Nicodème, qui auparavant était allé de nuit vers Jésus, vint aussi, apportant un mélange d`environ cent livres de myrrhe et d`aloès.
German	Es kam aber auch Nikodemus, der vormals in der Nacht zu Jesus gekommen war, und brachte Myrrhe und Aloe untereinander bei hundert Pfunden.
Haitian Creole	Nikodèm, nonm ki ta l' jwenn Jezi yon lè nan mitan lannwit lan, te vini tou. Li te pote senkant lit konsa yon odè yo rele lami melanje ak lalwa nan lwil.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Nikodemus, yang dahulu pernah datang kepada Yesus pada waktu malam, pergi juga bersama Yusuf. Nikodemus membawa ramuan mur dan gaharu--seluruhnya kira-kira tiga puluh kilogram banyaknya.
Maori	I haere mai ano a Nikorima, tera i haere ra i mua ki a Ihu i te po, me te mau mai ano i te maira, i te aroe, he mea whakananu, kia kotahi pea rau pauna.
Norwegian	Men også Nikodemus kom, han som første gang var kommet til ham om natten, og han hadde med sig en blanding av myrra og aloë, omkring hundre pund.
Portuguese	E Nicodemos, aquele que anteriormente viera ter com Jesus de noite, foi também, levando cerca de cem libras duma mistura de mirra e aloés.
Rumanian	Nicodim, care la knceput se dusese la Isus, noaptea, a venit wi el, wi a adus o amestecqturq de aproape o sutq de litri de smirnq wi de aloe.
Shuar	Nikiutémusha Jesusjai chichastaj tusa kashi tarimia nu Jimiará kunkuin pachimpramun ti nukap sumak itiamiayi. Mira kunkuinniasha Aruí kunkuinniasha sumakmiayi.
Spanish	También Nicodemo, que al principio había venido a Jesús de noche, fue llevando un compuesto de mirra y áloes, como cien libras.
Swahili	Naye Nikodemo ambaye hapo awali alikuwa amemwendea Yesu usiku, akaja akiwa amechukua mchanganyiko wa manemane na ubani kiasi cha kilo thelathini.
Swedish	Och jämväl Nikodemus kom dit, han som första gången hade besökt honom om natten; denne förde med sig en blandning av myrra och aloe, vid pass hundra skålpund.
Uma	Dohe Yusuf, ria wo'o Nikodemus, to ria-imi hangkani mpencuai' Yesus ngkabengia. Nikodemus toei ngkeni anu mohonga to rahanga' mur pai' gaharu, kira-kira tolu mpulu' kilo katomo-na.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Myrrh

Derivations
	Words beginning with "myrrh": myrrhic, myrrhs. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Myrrh" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: mirh, murh, myhrr, Mypro, myr, Myrcha, myrh, myrhh, myrr, myrrah, myrre, myrrhy, myrth, Myrtho, myyr, Pyrrho, y'rrah. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Myrrh"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "myrrh" (pronounced mer")
2	m er"	demur, Murr.
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Anagrams: Myrrh

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "h-m-r-r-y"
	-3 letters: hm, my.
	Words containing the letters "h-m-r-r-y"
	+1 letter: myrrhs, rhymer.
	+2 letters: myrrhic, rhymers.
	+3 letters: hermitry.
	+4 letters: erythrism, pyrethrum, rhymester.
	+5 letters: arrhythmia, arrhythmic, erythremia, erythrisms, hydrometer, hygrometer, hypermeter, matriarchy, mycorrhiza, pyrethrums, rhymesters.
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