H4457

מֶלְקָחַ֫יִם

mel.qachH:N-M

tong

1) snuffers, tongs 1a) tongs (for altar use) 1b) snuffers (for lamps in temple or tabernacle)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

מֶלְקָחַ֫יִם, [מַלְקָחַיִם] noun [masculine] dual tongs, snuffers; —

1. tongs used at altar of temple, for lifting coal, in Isaiah's vision, Isa 6:6.
2. lamp snuffers, in temple 1Kgs 7:49 = 2Chr 4:21 in tabernacle suffix ( reference to lamp-stand, מְנוֺרָה) מַלְקָחֶיהָ Exod 25:38; Exod 37:23; Num 4:9 (all P).


6 occurrences

Exodus (2), Numbers (1), I Kings (1), II Chronicles (1), Isaiah (1)