Given name

Ibsam

“he will smell sweetly”·“perfumer”

Ibsam is used as a given name.

Original Hebrewיבשם

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Ibsam means “he will smell sweetly” or “perfumer.”

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Where it comes from

Ibsam is a biblical name from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From the Hebrew verb basam (בשם), “to smell sweet, be precious or pure.”

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In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Ibsam appears in 1 Chronicles 7:2.

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See also 1

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