- Original: בּשׂם בּשׂם - Transliteration: Besem - Phonetic: beh'-sem - Definition: 1. spice, balsam, balsam tree, perfume 2. (TWOT) sweet, sweet smell, sweet odour - Origin: from the same as H1313 - TWOT entry: 290a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From the same as H1313 ; fragrance; by implication spicery; also the balsam plant: - smell spice sweet (odour). Total KJV Occurrences: 29 • odors, 2 2 Chronicles 16:14; Esther 2:12 • smell, 1 Isaiah 3:24 • spice, 2 Exodus 35:28; 2 Chronicles 9:9 • spices, 22 Exodus 25:6; Exodus 30:23; Exodus 35:8; 1 Kings 10:2; 1 Kings 10:10(2); 1 Kings 10:25; 2 Kings 20:13; 1 Chronicles 9:29; 1 Chronicles 9:30; 2 Chronicles 9:1; 2 Chronicles 9:9; 2 Chronicles 9:24; 2 Chronicles 32:27; Song of Songs 4:10; Song of Songs 4:14; Song of Songs 4:16; Song of Songs 5:13; Song of Songs 6:2; Song of Songs 8:14; Isaiah 39:2; Ezekiel 27:22 • sweet, 2 Exodus 30:23(2)