G3487
νάρδος
nard
νάρδος, -ου, ἡ (Heb. נֵרְדְּ, both from Sanscrit narda, see Boisacq, see word), [in LXX: Sng.1:12 4:13-14 (נֵרְדְּ)* ;] nard; __(a) an Indian plant, the Nardostachys nardus jatamansi, used for the preparation of a fragrant ointment; __(b) ointment of nard: Mrk.14:3, Jhn.12:3.† (AS)
The KJV translates G3487 in the following manner:
spikenard (4x)
Full Thayer's lexicon entry
νάρδος — nárdos
νάρδος, νάρδου, ἡ (a Sanskrit word (cf. Fick as in Löw below); Hebrew נֵרְדְּ, Son 1:12; Son 4:13 f);
a. nard, the head or spike of a fragrant East Indian plant belonging to the genus Valeriana, which yields a juice of delicious odor which the ancients used (either pure or mixed) in the preparation of a most precious ointment; hence,
b. nard oil or ointment; so Mar 14:3; Joh 12:3. Cf. Winer, RWB under the word Narde; Rüetschi in Herzog x., p. 203; Furrer in Schenkel, p. 286f; (Löw, Aramäische Pflanzennamen (Leip. 1881), § 316, p. 368f; Royle in Alex.'s Kitto under the word Nerd; Birdwood in the 'Bible Educator' ii. 152).
2 occurrences
Mark (1), John (1)