Bava Kamma 16b
The Smells of Wrongdoing
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And Hezekiah lay with his ancestors, and they buried him
in the best [bema’ale] of the sepulchers of the descendants of David
and laid him in the resting place, which was filled with
perfumes and spices [zenim] prepared by the perfumers’ art”
Question: What is meant by “perfumes and spices”?
1st Answer: It means many different types [zinei] of perfumes.
2nd Answer: The word zenim sounds similar to the word zenut, "licentiousness",
and should therefore be understood about types of perfumes
that anyone who smells them is led to licentiousness.
in the best [bema’ale] of the sepulchers of the descendants of David
and laid him in the resting place, which was filled with
perfumes and spices [zenim] prepared by the perfumers’ art”
Question: What is meant by “perfumes and spices”?
1st Answer: It means many different types [zinei] of perfumes.
2nd Answer: The word zenim sounds similar to the word zenut, "licentiousness",
and should therefore be understood about types of perfumes
that anyone who smells them is led to licentiousness.