Lexical Definition

‎מֶלְקָח‎ melqâch (mel-kawkh') tong ^H:N-M
or מַלְקָח malqâch (malkawkh'); from ‎לָקַח‎

snuffers, tongs.

• (only in dual) tweezers

1) snuffers, tongs
1a) tongs (for altar use)
1b) snuffers (for lamps in temple or tabernacle)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מֶלְקָחַ֫יִם‎, [‎מַלְקָחַיִם‎] noun [masculine] dual tongs, snuffers; —

1. tongs used at altar of temple, for lifting coal, in Isaiah's vision, Isa 6:6.

2. lamp snuffers, in temple 1Kgs 7:49 = 2Chr 4:21 in tabernacle suffix ( reference to lamp-stand, ‎מְנוֺרָה‎) ‎מַלְקָחֶיהָ‎ Exod 25:38; Exod 37:23; Num 4:9 (all P).

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