Polish anthropologist (1903–1982)
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Sula Benet - Wikipedia
June 11, 2025 - Benet argued that in many ancient ... of the Hebrew Bible, Septuagint, in the third century B.C., where the terms "kaneh" and "kaneh-bosem" had been translated as "sweet kalamos"....
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Holy anointing oil - Wikipedia
1 month ago - The Bible indicates that it was an aromatic cane or grass, which was imported from a distant land by way of the spice routes, and that a related plant grows in Israel (kaneh bosem is referenced as a cultivated plant in the Song of Songs 4:14.
Ancient Hebrew Research Center
What Is Qaneh-Bosem? Ancient Hebrew Meaning & Bible Facts | AHRC
Definition: Qaneh bosem can be defined as “an aromatic resinous reed plant,” descriptive of cannabis.
Salt Baked City
Sensi in Scripture: The Curious Case of Calamus in the Hebrew Bible - Salt Baked City News
August 10, 2023 - It states “Take the following fine spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half as much of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant calamus” (NIV translation). The word calamus is likely the incorrect translation of the ancient Hebrew word קנה בשם (kaneh bosem).
Quora
Was the Kaneh-bosem referred to in Exodus as an ingredient in the anointing oil, really cannabis? - Quora
Answer (1 of 16): The etymology of “kaneh-bosm” means reed or hemp, and aromatic, respectively. It is entirely possible that the anointing oil was cannabis. It has been proposed that cannabis existed in Egypt 3000 years prior to what can be tracked with radiocarbon dating.
Textkit Greek and Latin Forums
Kaneh-bosem - Open Board - Textkit Greek and Latin
January 30, 2004 - A trivial question(actually, two questions) for who speaks or knows Hebrew quite much. I’m curious because modern Hebrew is said to be a rebuilt language. Modern Hebrew-English dictionary has Kaneh-bos as hemp. And there’s a web site that says the Kaneh-bosem in Ex.
Hometown Hope
Marijuana Approved of in the Bible? You're Kidding, Right?
July 26, 2023 - Calamus—the Latin for cane, Hebrew Kaneh, mentioned (Ex. 30:23) as one of the ingredients in the holy anointing oil, one of the sweet scents (Cant. 4:14), and among the articles sold in the markets of Tyre (Ezek. 27:19). The word designates an Oriental plant called the “sweet flag,” the ...
Cannabis Culture

Kaneh Bosm: Cannabis in the Old Testament | Cannabis Culture
December 14, 2012 - Benet demonstrated that the word for cannabis is kaneh-bosm, also rendered in traditional Hebrew as kaneh or kannabus.
The Times of Israel
The Blogs: Cannabis and the joys of biblical Hebrew! | Michoel Green | The Times of Israel
March 8, 2019 - And קנבוס actually comes from the ancient Biblical term, “קנה בשם” (“KaNeH BoSeM”), one of the ingredients of the anointing oil delineated in Exodus 30:23!
Civilizationorbarbarism
Cannabis or Kaneh-Bosm in the Bible – Civilization or Barbarism
August 29, 2021 - THE ROOTS OF KANEH-BOSM The first solid evidence of the Hebrew use of cannabis was established in 1936 by Sula Benet, a little known Polish etymologist from the Institute of Anthropological Sciences in Warsaw.' The word cannabis was generally thought to be of Scythian origin, but Benet showed ...
Delta-8 in Michigan
Kaneh Bosm: The Hidden Story of Cannabis in the Old Testament
January 12, 2024 - Chris Bennett takes a look at the references to cannabis, under the Hebrew name 'kaneh bosm' with interviews from drug historians and authors
B-Hebrew
Cannabis/Cannabos/kaneh Bosem - B-Hebrew: The Biblical Hebrew Forum
Shalom le colam, My question this time is as clear as the title of this new thread reads. Is the word Cannabis related with the Hebrew Kaneh Bosem? Did the ancient israelites use the oil of the cannabis? Thank you very much for your responses.
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Etymology of cannabis - Wikipedia
May 26, 2025 - Semitic anthropologist Sula Benet, of the Institute of Anthropological Sciences in Warsaw, has indicated the origin to be the Hebrew word קַנַּבּוֹס (qannabbôs) kaneh bosm (קנה בושם).
The Guardian
Jesus 'healed using cannabis' | World news | The Guardian
October 18, 2022 - Jesus was almost certainly a cannabis user and an early proponent of the medicinal properties of the drug, according to a study of scriptural texts published this month. The study suggests that Jesus and his disciples used the drug to carry out miraculous healings.
standingupfortruth
THE BIBLE and CALAMUS vs. CANNABIS | standingupfortruth
October 15, 2015 - THE BIBLE and CALAMUS vs. CANNABIS: With the Hebrew words for “calamus” and “cannabis” so similar, and the fact that calamus is of lesser value and also toxic, we must question the validity of the term “calamus” in English versions of Scripture. The word calamus is found in the ...