HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4289
מַחְתָּה
mach.tah — censer
1) fire-holder, censer, firepan, snuff dish, tray 1a) snuff-dish 1b) fire-pans 1c) censer
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Firepan
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
(Ex. 27:3; 38:3), one of the vessels of the temple service (rendered “snuff-dish” Ex. 25:38; 37:23; and “censer” Lev. 10:1; 16:12). It was probably a metallic cinder-basin used for the purpose of carrying live coal for burning incense, and of carrying away the snuff in trimming the lamps.
Scripture references
Exodus 27:3Exodus 38:3Exodus 25:38Exodus 37:23Leviticus 10:1Leviticus 16:122 Kings 25:15Jeremiah 52:19Numbers 4:9Numbers 16:6
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.