רִיחַ
rîaḥ
smell
Strong's H7306VerbHebrewTWOT 2131

רִיחַ (rîaḥ) is a Hebrew verb meaning smell. It appears 11 times in 10 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7306).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2131)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2131)smell, perceive odour; blow, breathe; accept, make of quick understanding
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

רִיחַ verb, denominative: smell, perceive odour

Hiphil(?), smell, perceive odour

Strong's H7306 רוּחַ: properly, to blow, i.e. breathe; only (literally) to smell or (by implication, perceive (figuratively, to anticipate, enjoy)
KJV:accept, smell, × touch, make of quick understanding.

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.

See it in Scripture

Genesis 8:21Exodus 30:38Leviticus 26:31

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