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melqāḥayim מֶלְקָחַ֫יִם ‘tong’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from lāqaḥ לָקַח ‘to take’
Roots: לקח

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

Mentioned in Exodus 37:23, 25:38 Numbers 4:9 1 Kings 7:49 Isaiah 6:6 2 Chronicles 4:21

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