菖
chāng
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How is 菖 read in the Chinese Bible?
菖 is read chāng in the Chinese Union Version. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses across 5 books, first in Exodus 30:23. Common words: 菖蒲.
- Occurrences
- 5
- Verses
- 5
- Books
- 5
- First in
- Exodus 30:23
Words it forms in the Bible
- 菖蒲chāng pú× 5Acorus calamus
Meaning: iris, sweet flag, Calamus
In the text
- Exodus 30:23
「你要取上品的香料,就是流质的没药五百舍客勒,香肉桂一半,就是二百五十舍客勒,菖蒲二百五十舍客勒,
- Song of Solomon 4:14
有哪哒和番红花, 菖蒲和桂树, 并各样乳香木、没药、沉香, 与一切上等的果品。
- Isaiah 43:24
你没有用银子为我买菖蒲, 也没有用祭物的脂油使我饱足; 倒使我因你的罪恶服劳, 使我因你的罪孽厌烦。
- Jeremiah 6:20
从示巴出的乳香, 从远方出的菖蒲 奉来给我有何益呢? 你们的燔祭不蒙悦纳; 你们的平安祭,我也不喜悦。
- Ezekiel 27:19
威但人和雅完人拿纺成的线、亮铁、桂皮、菖蒲兑换你的货物。
Reading checked against CC-CEDICT, for the character or the word it sits in.
Rare: outside the 3,500 level-1 characters of the 通用规范汉字表 (2013), China’s official list of common characters. For learners: common by that list, but in no HSK 3.0 word of levels 1–6.