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1. spikenard, Nardostachys Jatamansi, Thphr. HP 9.7.2, Nic. Th. 604, LXX Ca. 1.12, Mar 14:3;
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II oil of spikenard, PSI 6.628.7 (iii B.C.), AP 6.250 (Antiphil.), Aret. CD 2.2, etc.;
spikenard, a species of aromatic plant with grassy leaves and a fibrous root, of which the best and strongest grows in India; in NT oil of spikenard, an oil extracted from the plant, which was highly prized and used as an ointment either pure or mixed with other substances, Mar 14:3; Joh 12:3
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a. nard, the head or spike of a fragrant East Indian plant belonging to the genus Valeriana, which yields a juice of delicious odor which the ancients used (either pure or mixed) in the preparation of a most precious ointment; hence,
b. nard oil or ointment; so Mar 14:3; Joh 12:3. Cf. Winer, RWB under the word Narde; Rüetschi in Herzog x., p. 203; Furrer in Schenkel, p. 286f; (Löw, Aramäische Pflanzennamen (Leip. 1881), § 316, p. 368f; Royle in Alex.'s Kitto under the word Nerd; Birdwood in the 'Bible Educator' ii. 152).
νάρδος , - ου , ἡ
( Heb . H5373, both from Sanscrit narda, v. Boisacq , s.v. ),
[in LXX : Son 1:12; Son 4:13-14 (H5373) * ;]
nard;
(a) an Indian plant, the Nardostachys nardus jatamansi, used for the preparation of a fragrant ointment;