Lexical Definition

‎מַזְלֵג‎ mazlêg (maz-layg') fork ^H:N-M
or (feminine) מִזְלָגָה mizlâgâh (miz-law-gaw'); from an unused root meaning to draw up

fleshhook.

• a fork

1) three-pronged fork
1a) a sacrificial implement

Extended Information

spelling of: מַזְלֵג

• Another spelling of miz.la.gah (‎מ‎ִ‎ז‎ְ‎ל‎ָ‎ג‎ָ‎ה‎ "fork" מַזְלֵג)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מַזְלֵג‎ noun masculine apparently a sacrificial implement, three-pronged fork ‎שְׁלשׁ הַשִּׁנַּיִם‎ ‎׳‎‎הַמּ‎ 1Sam 2:13, compare v1Sam 2:14 (see Dr^{Sm. pp. 23, 291}).

[‎מִזְלָגָה‎] noun [feminine] id., only plural ‎הַמִּזְלָֹגת‎ Exod 38:3; Num 4:14 ‎הַמִּזְלָגוֺת‎ 1Chr 28:17; 2Chr 4:16 suffix ‎מִזְלְֹגתָיו‎ Exod 27:3 — a sacrificial implement, belonging to altar in tabernacle, Exod 27:3; Exod 38:3; Num 4:14 (all P); belonging to temple 1Chr 28:17; 2Chr 4:16.

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