Hebrew - English Dictionary
H4457 - Tongs
| Strong's No.: | H4457 | 
| Hebrew: | מֶלְקָח | 
| Transliteration: | melqâch | 
| Phonetic: | mel-kawkh' | 
| Word Origin: | From H3947 | 
| Bible Usage: | {snuffers} tongs. | 
| Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine | 
| Strongs Definition:  | (only in dual) tweezers  | 
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition:  | 1. snuffers, tongs a. tongs (for altar use) b. snuffers (for lamps in temple or tabernacle)  | 
| Bible References:
                                     Tongs  | 
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| Translation Occurrences:  | 
                                
                                         
                                            snuffers ( 1 )
                                         
                                        
                                            tongs ( 5 )
                                         
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                    Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
            by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.