קטורת

From the Hebrew root ק־ט־ר (q-t-r), related to burning or smoking. Compare Ugaritic 𐎖𐎉𐎗 (qṭr, “smoke”) and Akkadian 𒆪𒌓𒊒 (qutru, “smoke”), and Arabic قُتَار (qutār, “the smell of roast”).

קטורת / קְטֹרֶת • (któret) f (plural indefinite קְטוֹרוֹת) [pattern: קְטוֹלָה]

1. incense
   • Tanach, Leviticus 16:13, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וְנָתַן אֶת־הַקְּטֹרֶת עַל־הָאֵשׁ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וְכִסָּה עֲנַן הַקְּטֹרֶת אֶת־הַכַּפֹּרֶת אֲשֶׁר עַל־הָעֵדוּת וְלֹא יָמוּת׃

     v'natán hak'tóret al ha'ésh lifné Adonáy v'khisá anán hak'tóret et hakapóret ashér al ha'edút v'lo yamút.

     And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover the ark-cover that is upon the testimony, that he die not.

   • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud. Keritot, 6b:

     אָמַר רַב חָנָא בַּר בִּזְנָא אָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן חֲסִידָא כָּל תַּעֲנִית שֶׁאֵין בָּהּ מִפּוֹשְׁעֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵינָהּ תַּעֲנִית שֶׁהֲרֵי חֶלְבְּנָה רִיחָה רַע וּמְנָאָה הַכָּתוּב עִם סַמְמָנֵי קְטֹרֶת.

     amár Rav Khána bar Bízna amár Rabi Shim'ón Khasída, kol ta'anít she'én bah miposh'é Yisra'él enáh ta'anít, sheharé khelb'ná rikhá rá um'na'á hakatúv im sam'mané k'tóret.

     Rav Hana bar Bizna said that Rav Shimon the Pious said every fast that does not include the sinners of Israel does not count as a fast, for look, galbanum has a foul smell, but the verse counts it among the spices of the incense.

Borrowed from Hebrew קְטֹרֶת (q'tóret).

קטורת • (któyres) f

1. incense