( Exodus 30:35 , "ointment" in ver. 25; RSV, "perfume"). The Hebrew word so rendered is derived from a root meaning to compound oil and perfume.
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. "Entry for Confection". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .