Melqach מֶלְקָחַ֫יִם
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| מֶלְקָחַ֫יִם | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | melqach |
| Strong's number | H4457 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | tong |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (2) |
Melqach (Hebrew מֶלְקָחַ֫יִם, Strong's H4457) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “tong”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
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)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | tongs (5), snuffers (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | tongs (3), wick trimmers (2), its wick trimmers (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Melqach, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 25:38And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.The wick trimmers and their trays must be of pure gold.
- Exodus 37:23And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.
Numbers
- 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:They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, together with its lamps, wick trimmers, and trays, as well as the jars of oil with which to supply it.
1 Kings
- 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,the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs;
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 4:21And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;the flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold—of purest gold;
Isaiah
- 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:Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).