Word Study · Strong's H4289 · Hebrew
מַחְתָּה
machtah
makh-taw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: machtâh
“a pan for live coals”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a pan for live coals
Rendered in the KJV as
censer, firepan, snuffdish.
- 22occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 17inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 22 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 17
- מַחְתָּת֗וֹ3
- הַ֠מַּחְתָּה2
- וְהַמַּחְתּ֖וֹת2
- וּמַחְתֹּתֶ֖יהָ2
- הַמַּחְתּוֹת֙1
- הַמַּחְתּ֨וֹת1
- הַמַּחְתֹּ֑ת1
- הַמַּחְתֹּ֤ת1
- הַמַּחְתֹּת֙1
- וּמַחְתֹּתָ֑יו1
- מַחְתּ֔וֹת1
- מַחְתּוֹת֩1
and 5 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 9
- censer his5
- the fire-pans4
- and fire-pans its3
- [the] censers of2
- and the fire-pans2
- censers2
- the censer2
- fire-pans its1
- the censers1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 9
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular5
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural5
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural2
- noun · feminine plural2
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)2
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsc/Sp3ms · 5
- HTd/Ncfpa · 5
- HC/Ncfpc/Sp3fs · 2
- HC/Td/Ncfpa · 2
- HNcfpa · 2
- HNcfpc · 2
- HTd/Ncfsa · 2
- HC/Ncfpc/Sp3ms · 1
- HNcfpc/Sp3fs · 1
All 22, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Numbers carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus4 occurrences
- Exodus 25:38וּמַחְתֹּתֶ֖יהָumachtoteihaconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularThe wick trimmers and their trays must be of pure gold.here: and fire-pans its
- Exodus 27:3וּמַחְתֹּתָ֑יוumachtotavconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularMake all its utensils of bronze—its pots for removing ashes, its shovels, its sprinkling bowls, its meat forks, and its firepans.here: and fire-pans its
- Exodus 37:23וּמַחְתֹּתֶ֖יהָumachtoteihaconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularHe also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.here: and fire-pans its
- Exodus 38:3הַמַּחְתֹּ֑תhamachtotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralHe made all the altar’s utensils of bronze—its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and firepans.here: the fire-pans
Leviticus2 occurrences
- Leviticus 10:1מַחְתָּת֗וֹmachtatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularNow Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command.here: censer his
- Leviticus 16:12הַ֠מַּחְתָּהhamachtahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil.here: the censer
Numbers12 occurrences
- Numbers 4:9מַחְתֹּתֶ֑יהָmachtoteihanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularThey are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, together with its lamps, wick trimmers, and trays, as well as the jars of oil with which to supply it.here: fire-pans its
- Numbers 4:14הַמַּחְתֹּ֤תhamachtotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraland place on it all the vessels used to serve there: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and sprinkling bowls—all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread over it a covering of fine leather and insert the poles.here: the fire-pans
- Numbers 16:6מַחְתּ֔וֹתmachtotnoun · feminine pluralYou, Korah, and all your followers are to do as follows: Take censers,here: censers
- Numbers 16:17מַחְתָּת֗וֹmachtatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularEach man is to take his censer, place incense in it, and present it before the LORD—250 censers. You and Aaron are to present your censers as well.”here: censer his
- Numbers 16:17מַחְתָּת֔וֹmachtatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularEach man is to take his censer, place incense in it, and present it before the LORD—250 censers. You and Aaron are to present your censers as well.”here: censer his
- Numbers 16:17מַחְתֹּ֑תmachtotnoun · feminine pluralEach man is to take his censer, place incense in it, and present it before the LORD—250 censers. You and Aaron are to present your censers as well.”here: censers
- Numbers 16:17מַחְתָּתֽוֹ׃machtatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularEach man is to take his censer, place incense in it, and present it before the LORD—250 censers. You and Aaron are to present your censers as well.”here: censer his
- Numbers 16:18מַחְתָּת֗וֹmachtatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularSo each man took his censer, put fire and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.here: censer his
- Numbers 16:37הַמַּחְתֹּת֙hamachtotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural“Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to remove the censers from the flames and to scatter the coals far away, because the censers are holy.here: the censers
- Numbers 16:38מַחְתּוֹת֩machtotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)As for the censers of those who sinned at the cost of their own lives, hammer them into sheets to overlay the altar, for these were presented before the LORD, and so have become holy. They will serve as a sign to the Israelites.”here: [the] censers of
- Numbers 16:39מַחְתּ֣וֹתmachtotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers brought by those who had been burned up, and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar,here: [the] censers of
- Numbers 16:46הַ֠מַּחְתָּהhamachtahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularMoses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.”here: the censer