Machtâh — H4289

H4289 · Hebrew — מחתה

Pronunciation: makh-taw'

Definition

feminine noun

a pan for live coals

  1. fire-holder, censer, firepan, snuff dish, tray
    1. snuff-dish
    2. fire-pans
    3. censer

Usually translated as

censer, firepan, snuffdish

Origin

the same as H4288 in the sense of removal

Occurrences

Machtâh occurs 22 times in 19 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (4), Leviticus (2), Numbers (9), 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Jeremiah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — M