Ointment

Various fragrant preparations, also compounds for medical purposes, are so called (Ex. 30:25; Ps. 133:2; Isa. 1:6; Amos 6:6; John 12:3; Rev. 18:13).

(An oily or unctuous substance, usually compounded of oil with various spices and resins and aromatics, and preserved in small alabaster boxes or cruses, in which the delicious aroma was best preserved. Some of the ointments have been known to retain their: fragrance for several hundred years. They were a much-coveted luxury, and often very expensive.—ED.)

OINT'MENT. Isa 1:6; Matt 26:12. See Anoint and Oil.

OINT'MENT. Isa 1:6; Matt 26:12. See Anoint and Oil.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

That which serves to anoint; any soft unctuous substance used for smearing or anointing; an unguent.