H4289

מַחְתָּה

mach.tahH:N-F

censer

1) fire-holder, censer, firepan, snuff dish, tray 1a) snuff-dish 1b) fire-pans 1c) censer

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

מַחְתָּה noun feminine fire-holder, censer, snuffdish; — absolute ׳מ Lev 16:12; Num 17:11 suffix מַחְתָּתוֺ Lev 10:1+ 4 t.; plural absolute מַחְתּוֺת Num 16:6 + 4 t.; מַחְתֹּת Num 16:17 + 3 t.; construct מַחְתּוֺת Num 17:3; Num 17:4 suffix מַחְתֹּתָיו Exod 27:3 מַחְתֹּתֶיהָ Exod 25:38 + 2 t; —

1. snuff-holder, snuff-dish (Now^{Archäol. ii, 63. 65}) of gold Exod 25:38; Exod 37:23; Num 4:9 (all P).

2. bronze utensils, fire-pans, belonging to altar of burnt-offerings Exod 27:3; Exod 38:3, compare Num 4:14 (all P); fire-pans of gold 1Kgs 7:50 = 2Chr 4:22; 2Kgs 25:15 = Jer 52:19.

3. censer, Lev 10:1; Lev 16:12; Num 16:6; Num 16:17 (4 t. in verse); Num 16:18; Num 17:2; Num 17:3; Num 17:4 (of bronze), v.Num 16:11 (all P).

חִתָּה, חַתְחַת see below חתת.

15 occurrences

Exodus (4), Leviticus (2), Numbers (5), I Kings (1), II Kings (1), II Chronicles (1), Jeremiah (1)