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מְזַמְּרָה H4212
H4212 is the Hebrew word מְזַמְּרָה, transliterated mᵉzammᵉrâh and said mez-am-mer-aw'. The King James Version most often renders it snuffers.
What it means
a tweezer (only in the plural).
Where it comes from
from H2168 (זָמַר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: snuffers.
Verses using מְזַמְּרָה
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
1 Kings 7:50 · KJV
And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple.
2 Kings 12:13 · KJV
Howbeit there were not made for the house of the LORD bowls of silver, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the LORD:
2 Kings 25:14 · KJV
And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.
2 Chronicles 4:22 · KJV
And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.
Jeremiah 52:18 · KJV
The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4212 mean?
H4212 is the Hebrew word מְזַמְּרָה (mᵉzammᵉrâh), meaning a tweezer (only in the plural).
How is H4212 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it snuffers (5 times).
How many times does H4212 appear in the Bible?
מְזַמְּרָה (mᵉzammᵉrâh) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4212 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2168 (זָמַר).
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