Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “מִקְטֶרֶת”
Understanding miqṭereth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
feminine of מִקְטָר censer. - something to fume (incense) in, i.e. a coal-pan 1) censer
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Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
מִקְטֶרֶת
Phoneticmik-teh'-reth
Transliterationmiqṭereth
Grammar Code
H:N-F
Hebrew Noun, Feminine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
feminine of מִקְטָר censer. - something to fume (incense) in, i.e. a coal-pan 1) censer
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
2 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Chronicles 26:19 | “Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the Lord, from beside the incense altar.” Word: מִקְטֶרֶת (miqṭereth) | |
| Ezekiel 8:11 | “And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.” Word: מִקְטֶרֶת (miqṭereth) |