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APOTHECARY
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
Rendered in the margin and the Revised Version “perfumer,” in Ex. 30:25; 37:29; Eccl. 10:1. The holy oils and ointments were prepared by priests properly qualified for this office. The feminine plural form of the Hebrew word is rendered “confectionaries” in 1 Sam. 8:13.
Scripture references
Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
APOTH'ECARY. See Perfume.
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
APOTH'ECARY. See Perfume.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
One who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes.