◄ G3487 ►
νάρδος
Transliteration
nardos;
Pronunciation
nar'dos
Parts of Speech
n f
Root Word (Etymology)
of foreign origin cf , 5373
KJV Translation Count — 2x
The KJV translates Strongs H1 in the following manner: spikenard 4101 (2)
Outline of Biblical Usage
1. nard, the head or spike of a fragrant East Indian plant belonging to the genus Valerianna, which yields a juice of delicious odour which the ancients used (either pure or mixed) in the preparation of a most precious ointment
2. nard oil or ointment
Strong's Definitions
nar'-dos; of foreign origin [compare Hebrew {5373} (nerd)]; "nard": — [spike-] nard.
Concordance Results Using KJV
And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of G3487 very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
Then took Mary a pound of ointment of G3487, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.