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Strong's Hebrew · H4457

מֶלְקָח

melqâch · mel-kawkh'

Definition(only in dual) tweezers
Derivationor מַלְקָח; from H3947 (לָקַח);
KJV usagesnuffers, tongs.
Occurrences6 in the KJV · 6 verses

מֶלְקָח in Scripture

Exodus 25:38 And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold. Exodus 37:23 And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold. Numbers 4:9 And 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: 1 Kings 7:49 And 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, 2 Chronicles 4:21 And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold; Isaiah 6:6 Then 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:
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This Word

Strong's
H4457
Original
מֶלְקָח
Transliteration
melqâch
Language
Hebrew
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