A primitive root (identical with qatar through the idea of fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the occupants); to smoke, i.e. Turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship) -- burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).
see HEBREW qatar
H6999. qatar
[קָטַר]115 verb denominative Pi`el Hiph`il make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke (properly produce קְטֹרֶת, see StaZAW vi (1886), 298 f.); —
Pi`el42 Perfect3masculine plural קִטְּרוּ Jeremiah 19:13 +, קִטַּרְתֶּם 44:21, 23; Imperfect3masculine singular יְקַטֵּר Habakkuk 1:16 +; 3 masculine plural יְקַטֵּר֑וּן Hosea 11:2, etc.; Infinitive absolute קַטֵּר 1 Samuel 2:16 +; construct Jeremiah 11:13 +, Participle plural מְקַטְּרִים Isaiah 65:3 +, etc.; — make sacrifices smoke, offer them by burning : to ׳י, 1 Samuel 2:16 (where probably read יְקַטְּרוּן [and so 2:15] Stal.c. 299): elsewhere to other gods or in illegal worship, Jeremiah 44:23; with accusative קִטֵּר (but see this, below) 44:21 (here [and al. in some other passages] of incense), תּוֺדָה Amos 4:5; place is usually with ב, e.g. כַּבָּמוֺת 2 Kings 17:11; 23:5; בַּבָּמוֺת וּמְקַטְּרִים מְוַבְּחִים הָעָם עוֺד 1 Kings 22:44; 2 Kings 12:4; 14:4; 15:4, 35 (R), compare 16:4 2 Chronicles 28:4 (compare RSSem.i. 471; 2nd ed. 490); שָׁמָּה קִטְּרוּ ׳הַבּ אֲשֶׁר 2 Kings 23:8; with עַל e.g. הגבעות על Hosea 4:13, גג(ו)ת על Jeremiah 19:13; 32:29, הלבנים על Isaiah 65:3, ההרים על 65:7; with לְ of deity, Hosea 11:2; Jeremiah 1:16 14t. Jeremiah (+19:13; 32:29 above), Habakkuk 1:16; 2 Kings 22:17; 23:5; 2 Chronicles 25:14; 28:25; 34:25 Qr (>Kt
Hiph`il), to the brazen serpent 2 Kings 18:4.
Pu`al Participle וגו מֹר ׳מְקֻטֶּרֶת Song of Solomon 3:6 fumigated with myrrh, etc. (Aq ᵑ9 Schlottm מִקְּטֹרֶת).
Hiph`iln Perfect3masculine singular הִקְטִיר Leviticus 9:10 +; 2 masculine singular הִקְטַרְתָּ Exodus 29:13, 18, 25, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יַקְטִיר Leviticus 4:26; 16:25; Exodus 40:27 +, etc.: Imperative masculine singular הַקְטֵר 2 Kings 16:15; Infinitive absolute הַקְטֵיר 1 Kings 9:25; construct לְהַקְטִיר Exodus 30:20 +; Participle מַקְטִיר Jeremiah 33:18 +, etc.
1 make sacrifices smoke, usually
a. in worship of ׳י: absolute 1 Kings 12:33; 13:1; 2 Chronicles 29:11; with accusative חלב Leviticus 17:6; Numbers 18:17; 1 Samuel 2:15-16, עלת 2 Kings 16:13, 15; 2 Chronicles 13:11, אִשֶּׁה Exodus 30:20; Leviticus 2:11; Numbers 18:17, מנחה Jeremiah 33:18; ראֹשׁ, etc., Leviticus 8:20 אַזְכָּרָה 2:16, השׁלמים חלבי 6:5; קטרת 1 Samuel 2:28; on 1 Kings 9:25 see Klo Benz; place is מזבח על Leviticus 4:10 5t., הַמִוְבֵּ֫חָה Exodus 29:13, 18, 25 23t. Leviticus, Numbers 5:26 (all P); with הַמִּזְבֵּחַ (accusative) Leviticus 6:8; בַּבָּמוֺת 1 Kings 3:3; הִנֹּם בן בגיא2 Chronicles 28:3.
b. less often in worship of other gods, לאלהין (gods of Solomon's wives) 1 Kings 11:8, לאלהיו (of Moab) Jeremiah 48:35, להם (Baalim) Hosea 2:15; — 2 Chronicles 34:25 read Qr
Qal. 2. cause incense to smoke, offer incense absolute 2 Chronicles 2:5; 26:18 (twice in verse); 26:19; with עַל of altar 26:16; Exodus 30:7; 40:27; with accusative יַקְטִירֶנָּה 30:7-8, סמים קטרת 30:7; 40:27; 2 Chronicles 2:3, תמיד קטרת Exodus 30:8, ׳הק קטרת Numbers 17:5; 2 Chronicles 29:7.
3 make smoke upon (על) both altars (of burnt-offering and of incense) 1 Chronicles 6:34, compare also 23:13.
Hoph`al be made to smoke as a sacrifice: Imperfect3feminine singular תָּקְטָ֑ר Leviticus 6:15, Participle מֻקְטָר Malachi 1:11 (Ew Ke and others [ Ges§ 121b]; We Now read ׳מ מִנְחָה לִשְׁמִי; but see מֻקְטָר).
מֻקְטָר noun masculine incense; — absolute ׳מ Malachi 1:11 (Thes Hi MartiKau GASm Köiii, § 307).
[מְקַטֵּרָה] noun feminine incense-alter; — plural absolute מְקַטְּרוֺת2 Chronicles 30:14.