Taste or odor; something that perceptibly affects the organs of taste and smell; as the savor of an orange or rose; an ill savor; a sweet savor. I smell sweet savors - . In Scripture, it usually denotes smell, scentLeviticus 26:37; Ecclesiastes 10:1.

The quality which renders a thing valuable; the quality which renders other bodies agreeable to the taste. If the salt hath lost its savor - Matthew 5:13.

In Scripture, character; reputation. Exodus 5:21 .

Cause; occasion. 2 Corinthians 2:14-16. Sweet savor, in Scripture, denotes that which renders a thing acceptable to God, or his acceptance. Hence, to smell a sweet savor, is to accept the offering or service. Genesis 8:21.

To have a particular smell or taste.

To partake of the quality or nature of; or to have the appearance of. The answers savor of a humble spirit; or they savor of pride. I have rejected every thing that savors of party.

To like; to taste or smell with pleasure.

To like; to delight in; to favor. Matthew 16:23.