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Lexicon :: Strong's H4457 - malqāḥayim

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מַלְקָחַיִם
Transliteration
malqāḥayim
Pronunciation
mel-kawkh'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1124d

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: מלקחים (Gesenius) מלקח (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

מֶלְקָח melqâch, mel-kawkh'; or מַלְקָח malqâch; from H3947; (only in dual) tweezers:—snuffers, tongs.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H4457 in the following manner: tongs (5x), snuffers (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H4457 in the following manner: tongs (5x), snuffers (1x).

  1. snuffers, tongs

    1. tongs (for altar use)

    2. snuffers (for lamps in temple or tabernacle)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מֶלְקָח melqâch, mel-kawkh'; or מַלְקָח malqâch; from H3947; (only in dual) tweezers:—snuffers, tongs.
STRONGS H4457: Abbreviations
† מֶלְקָחַ֫יִם, [מַלְקָחַיִם] noun [masculine] dual tongs, snuffers; —
1. tongs used at altar of temple, for lifting coal, in Isaiah's vision, Isaiah 6:6.
2. lamp snuffers, in temple 1 Kings 7:49 2 Chronicles 4:21; in tabernacle suffix (reference to lamp-stand, מְנוֺרָה) מַלְקָחֶיהָ Exodus 25:38; Exodus 37:23; Numbers 4:9 (all P).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

25:38; 37:23

Numbers

4:9

1 Kings

7:49

2 Chronicles

4:21

Isaiah

6:6

H4457

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4457 matches the Hebrew מַלְקָחַיִם (malqāḥayim),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:38

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:38 - und Lichtschneuzen und Löschnäpfe von feinem Golde.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:23 - Und machte die sieben Lampen mit ihren Lichtschnäuzen und Löschnäpfen von feinem Gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:9 - Und sollen eine blaue Decke nehmen und darein winden den Leuchter des Lichts und seine Lampen mit seinen Schneuzen und Näpfen und alle Ölgefäße, die zum Amt gehören.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:49

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:49 - fünf Leuchter zur rechten Hand und fünf Leuchter zur Linken vor dem Chor, von lauterem Gold, mit goldenen Blumen, Lampen und Schneuzen;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:21 - und die Blumen und die Lampen und die Schneuzen waren golden, das war alles völliges Gold;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:6 - Da flog der Seraphim einer zu mir und hatte eine glühende Kohle in der Hand, die er mit der Zange vom Altar nahm,
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