apothecary Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
apothecary in Easton's Bible Dictionary
rendered in the margin and the Revised Version "perfumer," in Ex. 30:25; 37:29; Eccl. 10:1. The holy oils and ointments were prepared by priests properly qualified for this office. The feminine plural form of the Hebrew word is rendered "confectionaries" in 1 Sam. 8:13.
apothecary in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
APOTH'ECARY . See Perfume.