# H4840 מֶרְקָח

מֶרְקָח (merqâch), Strong’s H4840: a spicy herb KJV: [idiom] sweet.. Occurs 1 times.

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*merqâch* — a spicy herb

KJV: [idiom] sweet.

Derived from [רָקַח râqach](https://besorah.bible/word/H7543) (to perfume)

Occurs 1 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- [מֶרְקָח] n.[m.] spice, perfume (of cheeks); pl. Ct 5:13

## Where it occurs
- [Song of Songs 5:13](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/song-of-songs/5?v=13) — His cheeks are like a bed of spices with towers of perfumes. His lips are like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.