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Exodus 25:38

“And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

מֶלְקָחmelqâch · mel-kawkh'
H4457 · Hebrew

Definition: (only in dual) tweezers
Derivation: or מַלְקָח; from H3947 (לָקַח);
KJV renderings: snuffers, tongs.
Grammar: וּ — conjunction
מַלְקָחֶ֥י — common noun, masculine, dual, construct
הָ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, feminine, singular
Code HC/Ncmdc/Sp3fs
Usage: Occurs 6 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 37:23 Numbers 4:9 1 Kings 7:49 2 Chronicles 4:21 Isaiah 6:6

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read מֶלְקָח here.

Verse 37 Verse 39

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.