What does מַחְתָּה (maḥĕtāh) mean in the Bible?
מַחְתָּה (maḥĕtāh): Vessel for sacred fire transport; used in temple ritual to carry live coals for incense burning
Hebrew · H4289
מַחְתָּה
A pan for live coals
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מַחְתָּה H4289
Pronunciation maḥĕtāh
What does מַחְתָּה (maḥĕtāh) mean in the Bible?
מַחְתָּה (maḥĕtāh): Vessel for sacred fire transport; used in temple ritual to carry live coals for incense burning
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4289?
The BSB source-word alignment has 22 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include censers (4), and censers (2), and trays (2), his censer (2), the censers (2).
Where does מַחְתָּה (maḥĕtāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 25:38. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (12), Exodus (4), Leviticus (2), 1 Kings (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It censers 4× Numbers 16:6, Numbers 16:17, Numbers 16:39, Jeremiah 52:19
and censers 2× 1 Kings 7:50, 2 Chronicles 4:22
and trays 2× Exodus 37:23, Numbers 4:9
his censer 2× Numbers 16:17, Numbers 16:18
the censers 2× Numbers 16:37, 2 Kings 25:15
[it] 1× Numbers 16:17
a censer 1× Leviticus 16:12
and firepans 1× Exodus 38:3
and its firepans 1× Exodus 27:3
and their trays 1× Exodus 25:38
are to present your censers as well 1× Numbers 16:17
As for the censers 1× Numbers 16:38
the firepans 1× Numbers 4:14
their censers 1× Leviticus 10:1
your censer 1× Numbers 16:46
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Exodus 25:38 וּמַחְתֹּתֶ֖יהָ to and their trays Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular Exodus 27:3 וּמַחְתֹּתָ֑יו to and its firepans Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 37:23 וּמַחְתֹּתֶ֖יהָ to and trays Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular Exodus 38:3 הַמַּחְתֹּ֑ת to and firepans Article | Noun - feminine plural Leviticus 10:1 מַחְתָּת֗וֹ to their censers Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 16:12 הַ֠מַּחְתָּה to a censer Article | Noun - feminine singular Numbers 4:9 מַחְתֹּתֶ֑יהָ to and trays Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular Numbers 4:14 הַמַּחְתֹּ֤ת to the firepans Article | Noun - feminine plural Numbers 16:6 מַחְתּ֔וֹת to censers Noun - feminine plural Numbers 16:17 מַחְתָּת֗וֹ to his censer Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 25:38
Aligned rows 22
Books represented 7
Exodus 4 Leviticus 2 Numbers 12 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
מַחְתָּת֗וֹ 3x maḥ·tā·ṯōw Leviticus 10:1, Numbers 16:17, Numbers 16:18
הַ֠מַּחְתָּה 2x ham·maḥ·tāh Leviticus 16:12, Numbers 16:46
וְהַמַּחְתּ֖וֹת 2x wə·ham·maḥ·tō·wṯ 1 Kings 7:50, 2 Chronicles 4:22
וּמַחְתֹּתֶ֖יהָ 2x ū·maḥ·tō·ṯe·hā Exodus 25:38, Exodus 37:23
הַמַּחְתּוֹת֙ 1x ham·maḥ·tō·wṯ 2 Kings 25:15
הַמַּחְתּ֨וֹת 1x ham·maḥ·tō·wṯ Jeremiah 52:19
הַמַּחְתֹּ֑ת 1x ham·maḥ·tōṯ Exodus 38:3
הַמַּחְתֹּ֤ת 1x ham·maḥ·tōṯ Numbers 4:14
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine plural 5x Exodus 38:3, Numbers 4:14, Numbers 16:37, 2 Kings 25:15
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 5x Leviticus 10:1, Numbers 16:17, Numbers 16:18
Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Leviticus 16:12, Numbers 16:46
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular 2x Exodus 25:38, Exodus 37:23
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural 2x 1 Kings 7:50, 2 Chronicles 4:22
Noun - feminine plural 2x Numbers 16:6, Numbers 16:17
Noun - feminine plural construct 2x Numbers 16:38, Numbers 16:39
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Exodus 27:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Vessel for sacred fire transport; used in temple ritual to carry live coals for incense burning
Source Gloss
a pan for live coals
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Vessel for sacred fire transport; used in temple ritual to carry live coals for incense burning
a pan for live coals BDB: fire-holder Usage: censer, firepan, snuffdish.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
A vessel used to offer unauthorized fire before the Lord in worship
Showing 1 selected witness from 22 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
מַחְתָּה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain