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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
reed
). (Ex. 30:23, Song of Sol. 4:14, Ezek. 27:19), identified with the lemon-
grass
, or sweet-
flag
. “
Sweet cane
” (Isa. 43:24, Jer. 6:20).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
The
word is
qaneh
, and is
often
translated “
reed
.” It was one of the ingredients of the
holy
anointing
oil
(Ex. 30:23). It is mentioned among a list of
spices
and was brought to the market
of
Tyre
(Song of Sol. 4:14; Ezek. 27:19). It is the
calamus
odoratus
, a reed growing in
India
and
Arabia
, and which is said to
have
been found in the
valley
of
Lebanon
. It has a fragrant smell, and when dried and pounded forms a valuable ingredient
for
rich perfumes.
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
sweet stalk: reed
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