GREEK · G20197
γλωσσοκομεῖον
glōssokomeion — coffin
coffint, box, casket
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Coffin
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H727
אֲרוֹן
a.ron — ark
1) chest, ark 1a) money chest 1b) Ark of the Covenant 2)(TWOT) coffin
174 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4673
σορός
soros — bier
σορός, -οῦ, ἡ [in LXX: Gen.50:26 (אָרוֹן), Job.21:32 A * ;] (a) a cinerary urn (Hom.); (b) a coffin (Hdt., i, 68, 3, a1.): Luk.7:14.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8371
μωμητός
mōmētos — scoffing
scoffing
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Used in Gen. 50:26 with reference to the burial of Joseph. Here, it means a mummy-chest. The same Hebrew word is rendered “chest” in 2 Kings 12:9, 10.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.