What does Myrrh mean in the Bible?

First uses (BSB)

1. Genesis 37:25

   And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.

2. Genesis 43:11

   Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.

3. Exodus 30:23

   “Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,

4. Esther 2:12

   In the twelve months before her turn to go to King Xerxes, the harem regulation required each young woman to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months, and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months.

5. Psalm 45:8

   All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.

6. Proverbs 7:17

   I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.

7. Song of Songs 1:13

   My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.

8. Song of Songs 3:6

   Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant?

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