English
ketoret
Ketoret comes from Hebrew קטורת ‘incense’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentקטורת‘incense’
- Englishearliest quotation 1996ketoret
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentקטורת‘incense’
- Englishearliest quotation 1996ketoret
Earliest quotation: 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer: “Just as the priest in Temple days derived enrichment…”
Every English word from Hebrew קטורת
Today it means
noun An incense used in Jewish rituals.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew קטורת / ketoret