Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H4457
מֶלְקָחַ֫יִם
mel.qach · “tong”
Used 6 times across 5 books
Definition
1) snuffers, tongs
1a) tongs (for altar use)
1b) snuffers (for lamps in temple or tabernacle)
1a) tongs (for altar use)
1b) snuffers (for lamps in temple or tabernacle)
Where it appears
Exodus2
Numbers1
1 Kings1
2 Chronicles1
Isaiah1
In the text
Exodus 25:38And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.Exodus 37:23And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.Numbers 4:9And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:1 Kings 7:49And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold,2 Chronicles 4:21And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;Isaiah 6:6Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:
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