While the king is on his couch, my spikenard exudes its perfume.
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Spikenard
//ˈspaɪknɑː(ɹ)d//
Synonyms for "spikenard" (20 found)
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44 translations across 19 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- νάρδος noun (perfumed ointment)
- νάρδος noun (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi)
Bulgarian
1 entries- нард noun (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi)
Catalan
2 entries- espicanard noun (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi)
- nard noun (perfumed ointment)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 匙葉甘松 /匙叶甘松 noun (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi)
- 甘松 noun (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi)
Finnish
4 entries- aralia noun (plant of the genus Aralia)
- nardus noun (perfumed ointment)
- nardus noun (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi)
- piennarhirvenjuuri noun (Inula conyza)
French
2 entries- nard noun (perfumed ointment)
- nard noun (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 noun (perfumed ointment)
Greek
2 entries- νάρδος noun (perfumed ointment)
- νάρδος noun (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi)
Hindi
4 entries- जटामासी noun (perfumed ointment)
- जटामासी noun (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi)
- बालछड़ noun (perfumed ointment)
- बालछड़ noun (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi)
Italian
2 entries- nardo noun (perfumed ointment)
- spigonardo noun (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi)
Japanese
2 entries- カンショウ noun (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi)
- ナルド noun (perfumed ointment)
Korean
3 entries- 감송 noun (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi)
- 감송풀 noun (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi)
- 나드 noun (perfumed ointment)
Middle English
3 entries- nard noun (perfumed ointment)
- nard noun (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi)
- spikenard noun (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi)
Portuguese
2 entries- nardo noun (perfumed ointment)
- nardo noun (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi)
Russian
3 entries- ара́лия noun (plant of the genus Aralia)
- нард noun (perfumed ointment)
- нард noun (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi)
Sanskrit
2 entries- नलद noun (perfumed ointment)
- नलद noun (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi)
Spanish
2 entries- espicanardo noun (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi)
- nardo noun (perfumed ointment)
Swedish
1 entries- nardus noun (perfumed ointment)
Tibetan
1 entries- སྤང་སྤོས noun (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi)
Sample sentences
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While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
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All subtle thought, all curious fears, Borne down by gladness so complete, She bows, she bathes the Saviour’s feet With costly spikenard and with tears.
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The glories of Mary held his soul captive : spikenard and myrrh and frankincense, symbolising the preciousness of God's gifts to her soul, rich garments, symbolising her royal lineage, her emblems, the lateflowering plant and lateblossoming tree, symbolising the agelong gradual growth of her cultus among men.
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