- Original: בּשׂם - Transliteration: Basam - Phonetic: baw-sawm' - Definition: 1. spice, balsam 2. (TWOT) sweet, sweet smell, sweet odour - Origin: from an unused root meaning to be fragrant - TWOT entry: 290a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From an unused root meaning to be fragrant; (compare H5561 ) the balsam plant: - spice. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • spice, 1 Song of Songs 5:1