Word Study · Strong's H4212 · Hebrew
מְזַמְּרָה
mezammerah
mez-am-mer-aw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: mᵉzammᵉrâh
“a tweezer (only in the plural)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a tweezer (only in the plural)
Rendered in the KJV as
snuffers.
- 5occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- וְהַֽמְזַמְּר֧וֹת2
- הַֽמְזַמְּר֣וֹת1
- הַֽמְזַמְּר֜וֹת1
- מְזַמְּר֤וֹת1
How it is rendered · 3
- and the snuffers2
- the snuffers2
- snuffers1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural2
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural2
- noun · feminine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HC/Td/Ncfpa · 2
- HTd/Ncfpa · 2
- HNcfpa · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
2 Kings carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Kings2 occurrences
- 2 Kings 12:13מְזַמְּר֤וֹתmezamerotnoun · feminine pluralHowever, the money brought into the house of the LORD was not used for making silver basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, trumpets, or any articles of gold or silver for the house of the LORD.here: snuffers
- 2 Kings 25:14הַֽמְזַמְּר֣וֹתhamzamerotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralThey also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service.here: the snuffers