קָטַר (qâṭar) — Burn

Hebrew word study: קָטַר (qâṭar), Strong's H6999. to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)

HebrewStrong's H6999
Quick definition
Hebrew word
קָטַר (qâṭar)
Pronounced: kaw-tar'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)

Word study
Derivation: a primitive root (identical with through the idea of fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the occupants);

KJV translation words: burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).

Where this word appears

Strong's H6999 is tagged on 116 words in 112 verses across 15 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 29:13 and last appears in Malachi 1:11.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

to make smoke ×19and he will make smoke ×11and he made smoke ×9and he will make it smoke ×7and he made them smoke ×4and they have made smoke ×4and were making smoke ×4they made smoke ×4he made smoke ×3were making smoke ×3and you will make them smoke ×2he will make smoke it ×2

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

וְהִקְטִיר ×18לְהַקְטִיר ×11וַיַּקְטֵר ×10לְקַטֵּר ×8וּמְקַטְּרִים ×6וַיְקַטְּרוּ ×5קִטְּרוּ ×4וְהִקְטַרְתָּ ×3וַיְקַטֵּר ×3וּמַקְטִיר ×3

Books where it appears most

Leviticus ×33Jeremiah ×212 Chronicles ×162 Kings ×13Exodus ×81 Kings ×71 Samuel ×4Numbers ×3

Verses (first 25 of 112)

  • Exodus 29:13 — וְהִקְטַרְתָּ — and you will make them smoke
  • Exodus 29:18 — וְהִקְטַרְתָּ — and you will make smoke
  • Exodus 29:25 — וְהִקְטַרְתָּ — and you will make them smoke
  • Exodus 30:7 — וְהִקְטִיר — and he will make smoke
  • Exodus 30:8 — יַקְטִירֶנָּה — he will make smoke it
  • Exodus 30:20 — לְהַקְטִיר — to make smoke
  • Exodus 40:27 — וַיַּקְטֵר — and he made smoke
  • Leviticus 1:9 — וְהִקְטִיר — and he will make smoke
  • Leviticus 1:13 — וְהִקְטִיר — and he will make it smoke
  • Leviticus 1:15 — וְהִקְטִיר — and he will make it smoke
  • Leviticus 1:17 — וְהִקְטִיר — and he will make smoke
  • Leviticus 2:2 — וְהִקְטִיר — and he will make smoke
  • Leviticus 2:9 — וְהִקְטִיר — and he will make it smoke
  • Leviticus 2:11 — תַקְטִירוּ — you must make to smoke
  • Leviticus 2:16 — וְהִקְטִיר — and he will make smoke
  • Leviticus 3:5 — וְהִקְטִירוּ — and they will make smoke
  • Leviticus 3:11 — וְהִקְטִירוֹ — and he will make smoke it
  • Leviticus 3:16 — וְהִקְטִירָם — and he will make smoke them
  • Leviticus 4:10 — וְהִקְטִירָם — and he will make smoke them
  • Leviticus 4:19 — וְהִקְטִיר — and he will make it smoke
  • Leviticus 4:26 — יַקְטִיר — he will make smoke
  • Leviticus 4:31 — וְהִקְטִיר — and he will make it smoke
  • Leviticus 4:35 — וְהִקְטִיר — and he will make smoke
  • Leviticus 5:12 — וְהִקְטִיר — and he will make it smoke
  • Leviticus 6:12 — וְהִקְטִיר — and he will make smoke

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Related entries

Entries whose derivation names this word: H4729 מִקְטָר (miqṭâr), H6988 קְטוֹרָה (qᵉṭôwrâh), H6989 קְטוּרָה (Qᵉṭûwrâh), H7002 קִטֵּר (qiṭṭêr), H7003 קִטְרוֹן (Qiṭrôwn), H7004 קְטֹרֶת (qᵉṭôreth), H7008 קִיטוֹר (qîyṭôwr).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does qâṭar (H6999) mean?

To smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship).

How is H6999 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H6999 as: burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice)..

How often does קָטַר (qâṭar) appear?

Strong's H6999 is tagged on 116 words in 112 verses across 15 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 29:13 and last appears in Malachi 1:11.