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The Hebrew word, בשם (fragrant, sweet), is used to describe cinnamon earlier in the same verse...

• xamuel 7y ago
  Yeah, and it's interesting how in English "cinnamon" and "cannabis" both start with "c*nna". Almost as if they're both using a common root.
  • digitalsushi 7y ago
    http://www.balashon.com/2008/03/cinnamon.html http://www.balashon.com/2008/03/cinnamon.html https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%BA%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%B2%CE%B9%CF%82#Ancient_Greek https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%BA%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%B... They don't seem related from a non-scholar's perspective.
    • xamuel 7y ago
      That first link looks like a long-winded way of saying "LOL who knows". I did find its conclusion pretty interesting, where it was suggested that cinnamon ultimately comes from an ancient Chinese word for "spice". Now what other meaning does the word "spice" carry these days? Synthetic cannabinoids!