Incense Censer

† מַחְתָּה n.f. fire-holder, censer, snuff-dish;—abs. מ׳ Lv 16:12; Nu 17:11; sf. מַחְתָּתוֹ Lv 10:1 + 4 times; pl. abs. מַחְתּוֹת Nu 16:6 + 4 times; מַחְתֹּת Nu 16:17 + 3 times; cstr. מַחְתּוֹת Nu 17:3, 4; sf. מַחְתֹּתָיו Ex 27:3; מַחְתֹּתֶיהָ Ex 25:38 + 2 times;— 1. snuff-holder, snuff-dish (NowArchäol. ii, 63. 65) of gold Ex 25:38; 37:23 Nu 4:9 (all P). 2. bronze utensils, fire-pans, belonging to altar of burnt-offerings Ex 27:3; 38:3, cf. Nu 4:14 (all P); fire-pans of gold 1 K 7:50 = 2 Ch 4:22, 2 K 25:15 = Je 52:19. 3. censer, Lv 10:1; 16:12 Nu 16:6, 17(×4), 18; 17:2, 3, 4 (of bronze), v 11 (all P).

λῐβᾰνωτός, ὁ, also ἡ Refs 4th c.BC+:— frankincense, the gum of the tree λίβανος, used to burn at sacrifices, Refs 6th c.BC+: called, when in small pieces, χόνδρος λιβανωτοῦ Refs 2nd c.AD+; compare λιβανομάννα: the best kind was λ. ἄρρην Refs 1st c.AD+ __2 ={λίβανος}Refs 4th c.BC+ __II the frankincensemarket, Refs 5th c.BC+ __III ={λιβανωτρίς}, NT

† מִקְטֶ֫רֶת n.f. censer;—מ׳ abs. 2 Ch 26:19; sf. מִקְטַרְתּוֹ Ez 8:11.

θῡμι-ᾱτήριον, Ionic dialect θυμιητ-, τό, censer, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 vessel for fumigation, Refs __II name of the constellation Refs 4th c.BC+

† [מְקַטֵּרָה] n.f. incense-altar;—pl. abs. מְקַטְּרוֹת 2 Ch 30:14.