camphire

The story

1. Akkadian · derived from𒅗𒉺𒊒“to smear, to daub on”
2. Akkadian · derived from𒇒𒌓𒀀“bitumen, pitch”
3. Hebrew · borrowed fromכֹּפֶר / כּוֹפֶר“henna”
4. English todaycamphire

Malapropism in the English Bible of the Hebrew כֹּפֶר / כּוֹפֶר (kōp̄er, “henna”) by confusion with camphor. The Hebrew is from Akkadian 𒇒𒌓𒀀 (kupru, “bitumen, pitch”) from Akkadian 𒅗𒉺𒊒 (kapāru, “to smear, to daub on”).