MYRRH — (Heb. מוֹר, mor), one of the most important perfumes of ancient times. It is referred to 11 times in the Bible, more than any other perfume. The Hebrew, mor, refers to its bitter taste (mar, bitter ); the root is common to the various Semitic… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Myrrh — For the record label, see Myrrh Records. Commiphora myrrha tree, one of the primary trees from which myrrh is harvested. Myrrh (pronounced /ˈmɜr/) is the aromatic oleoresin of a number of small, thorny tree species of the genus Commiphora,… … Wikipedia
myrrh — myrrhed, adj. myrrhic, adj. /merr/, n. an aromatic resinous exudation from certain plants of the genus Myrrhis, esp. M. odorata, a small spiny tree: used for incense, perfume, etc. [bef. 900; ME, OE myrre < L myrrha < Gk mýrra Akkadian murru;… … Universalium
Arabian Desert — 1. a desert in Egypt between the Nile valley and the Red Sea. ab. 80,000 sq. mi. (207,000 sq. km). 2. the desert region in the N part of the Arabian peninsula. * * * Desert region, Arabian Peninsula. It covers about 900,000 sq mi (2,330,000 sq… … Universalium
Arabian Peninsula — The Arabian Peninsula (in Arabic: شبه الجزيرة العربية šibh al jazīra al Unicode|ʻarabīya or جزيرة العرب jazīrat al Unicode|ʻarab ) is a peninsula in Southwest Asia at the junction of Africa and Asia consisting mainly of desert. The area is an… … Wikipedia
myrrh — [[t]mɜr[/t]] n. 1) pln an aromatic, bitter gum resin obtained from certain Arabian and E African woody plants and used chiefly in making incense and perfumes 2) pln any of these plants, esp. a small thorny tree, Commiphora myrrh, of the bursera… … From formal English to slang
Abyssinian myrrh — abisininis miramedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Burserinių šeimos prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Commiphora habessinica), paplitęs Afrikoje ir Azijos pietvakariuose. Naudojamas maisto priedams (kvėpikliams) gaminti, iš jo gaunami… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Yemen myrrh — abisininis miramedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Burserinių šeimos prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Commiphora habessinica), paplitęs Afrikoje ir Azijos pietvakariuose. Naudojamas maisto priedams (kvėpikliams) gaminti, iš jo gaunami… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
art and architecture, Arabian — ▪ ancient art the art and architecture of ancient Arabia. The pre Islāmic history of the great Arabian subcontinent is primarily that of a nomadic people. By the second half of the 20th century, traces of their art and architecture… … Universalium
Balsamodendrum habessinicum — abisininis miramedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Burserinių šeimos prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Commiphora habessinica), paplitęs Afrikoje ir Azijos pietvakariuose. Naudojamas maisto priedams (kvėpikliams) gaminti, iš jo gaunami… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
