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.
David Sevilla

The problem with this is that the -is ending (Gk. kannabis, Lat. cannabis) is particular to these languages. In its other occurrences in other Indo-European languages, it doesn't have this ending. But of course this consonant is integral to the Hebrew, as part of בֶּשֶׂם. It has to be a false cognate, as both קָנֶה and בֶּשֶׂם are common terms in the Hebrew Bible. Plus, Exod 30:23 mentions a קִנְּמָן־בֶּשֶׂם as well.