cassia Summary and Overview

(1.) Hebrew "kiddah'", i.e., "split." One of the principal spices of the holy anointing oil (Ex. 30:24), and an article of commerce (Ezek. 27:19). It is the inner bark of a tree resembling the cinnamon (q.v.), the Cinnamomum cassia of botanists, and was probably imported from India. (2.) Hebrew pl. "ketzi'oth" (Ps. 45:8). Mentioned in connection with myrrh and aloes as being used to scent garments. It was probably prepared from the peeled bark, as the Hebrew word suggests, of some kind of cinnamon.

#Ex 30;24; Eze 27:19| The cassia bark of commerce is yielded by various kinds of Cinnamomum, which grow in different parts of India. The Hebrew word in #Ps 45:8| is generally supposed to be another term for cassia.

CAS'SIA . [scripture]Ex. 30:24[scripture]. The bark of a tree (Cinnamomum cassia) like the cinnamon, and one of the ingredients of the holy anointing oil. It was brought from India by the Tyrians. The Hebrew refers, in Ps 45:8, to another kind of spice, remarkable for its fragrance, and not yet identified with much probability.

An ingredient in the holy oil used in anointing the high priest (Exodus 30:24). An article of Tyre's merchandise (Ezekiel 27:19). The inner bark of an aromatic plant, like cinnamon. Quddah, from qaadad "to split," namely, the stalks. Also Qetsi'owt from qaatsah, to "scrape off" bark. Used in scenting garments (