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cinnamon

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(dried). Inner bark of the cinnamon-tree (Ex. 30:23²³Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, (Exodus 30:23): Rev. 18:13¹³And cinnamon, and odors, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. (Revelation 18:13)). A perfume (Prov. 7:17¹⁷I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. (Proverbs 7:17)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

7076 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

qinnamown

Phonic:

kin-naw-mone’

Meaning:

from an unused root (meaning to erect); cinnamon bark (as in upright rolls)

KJV Usage:

cinnamon