מֶרְקָחָה (merqāḥâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning seasoning. It appears
2 times
in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H4841).
Also rendered
ointment pot/seasoning
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2215g)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2215g)ointment-pot; spice-seasoning; seasoning; unguentkettle; pot of ointment
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
מֶרְקָחָהnoun, feminine
1.ointment-pot
2.spice-seasoning (?)
Strong's H4841מֶרְקָחָה: abstractly, a seasoning (with spicery); concretely, an unguentkettle (for preparing spiced oil) KJV:pot of ointment, × well.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 2215: רָקַחrāqaḥ — mix, compound; compounders of the ointment, mixer, perfumer; mixed as ointment; spice the spicing; to perfume; apothecary, make, prepare, spice