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מַזְלֵג H4207

H4207 is the Hebrew word מַזְלֵג, transliterated mazlêg and said maz-layg'. The King James Version most often renders it fleshhooks.

Word: מַזְלֵגTransliteration: mazlêgSaid: maz-layg'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 7 verses

What it means

a fork.

Where it comes from

or (feminine) מִזְלָגָה; from an unused root meaning to draw up.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

fleshhooks 5×fleshhook 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: fleshhook.

Verses using מַזְלֵג

All 7 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 27:3 · KJV

And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.

Exodus 38:3 · KJV

And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.

Numbers 4:14 · KJV

And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers’ skins, and put to the staves of it.

1 Samuel 2:13 · KJV

And the priests’ custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;

1 Samuel 2:14 · KJV

And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.

1 Chronicles 28:17 · KJV

Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons he gave gold by weight for every bason; and likewise silver by weight for every bason of silver:

2 Chronicles 4:16 · KJV

The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the LORD of bright brass.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4207 mean?

H4207 is the Hebrew word מַזְלֵג (mazlêg), meaning a fork.

How is H4207 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it fleshhooks (5 times), fleshhook (2 times).

How many times does H4207 appear in the Bible?

מַזְלֵג (mazlêg) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4207 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or (feminine) מִזְלָגָה; from an unused root meaning to draw up.

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