Strong's H4289 · Hebrew
מַחְתָּה
machtâh · /makh-taw'/
Definition
a pan for live coals
KJV: censer, firepan, snuffdish.
Root / derivation: the same as H4288 (מְחִתָּה) in the sense of removal;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מַחְתָּה across 19 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
19 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Exodus4 verses
And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.
Exodus 27:3And 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 37:23And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.
Exodus 38:3And 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.
Leviticus2 verses
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.
Leviticus 16:12And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:
Numbers9 verses
And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:
Numbers 4:14And 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. basons: or, bowls
Numbers 16:6This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
Numbers 16:17And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.
Numbers 16:18And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.
Numbers 16:37Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed.
Numbers 16:38The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.
Numbers 16:39And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:
Numbers 16:46And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H4289 (machtâh) mean?
a pan for live coals
How many times does H4289 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H4289 (מַחְתָּה) appears in 19 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “censers.”
How is machtâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H4289 is rendered as “censers” (8×), “censer” (7×), “firepans” (4×), “snuffdishes” (3×).
Where does the Hebrew word מַחְתָּה come from?
the same as H4288 (מְחִתָּה) in the sense of removal;