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ketoret

ketoret noun: an incense used in Jewish rituals.

Noun

ketoret (uncountable)

  1. An incense used in Jewish rituals.
    • Just as the priest in Temple days derived enrichment and good fortune by offering Ketoret, so, too, does the worshiper effectuate similar attainment by reciting the portion of Pitum Haketoret.1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 268

Origin of ketoret

From Hebrew קטורת.

Questions about ketoret

What does ketoret mean?
Ketoret means an incense used in Jewish rituals.
What part of speech is ketoret?
Ketoret is a noun.

Words near ketoret in the dictionary

  1. ketopyranoses
  2. ketoreductase
  3. ketoreductases
  4. ketoreduction
  5. ketoreductions
  6. ketoret
  7. ketorfanol
  8. ketorolac
  9. ketos
  10. ketosamine
  11. ketosamines

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