Lexical Definition
Strong's Greek G3487
"nard"
KJV usage: :--(spike-)nard.
Etymology: of foreign origin (compare );
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
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, Mk. 14:3; Jn. 12:3*
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