- Original: סם - Transliteration: Cam - Phonetic: sam - Definition: 1. spice a. a spice used in incense - Origin: from an unused root meaning to smell sweet - TWOT entry: 1516a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From an unused root meaning to smell sweet; an aroma: - sweet (spice). Total KJV Occurrences: 16 • spices, 3 Exodus 30:34(2); Exodus 37:29 • sweet, 13 Exodus 25:6; Exodus 30:7; Exodus 31:11; Exodus 35:8; Exodus 35:15; Exodus 35:28; Exodus 39:38; Exodus 40:27; Leviticus 4:7; Leviticus 16:12; Numbers 4:16; 2 Chronicles 2:4; 2 Chronicles 13:11