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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Numbers 16:39 - Altar
Numbers 16:39 - And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| And Eleazar | H499 | אֶלְעָזָר |
[Proper Name Masculine] God (is) helper; {Elazar} the name of seven Israelites |
| the priest | H3548 | כֹּהֵן |
[Noun Masculine] literally one {officiating} a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) |
| took | H3947 | לָקַח |
[Verb] to take (in the widest variety of applications) |
| the brasen | H5178 | נְחֹשֶׁת |
[Noun Masculine] copper; {hence} something made of that {metal} that {is} {coin } a fetter; figuratively base (as compared with gold or silver) |
| censers | H4289 | מַחְתָּה |
[Noun Feminine] a pan for live coals |
| wherewith | H834 | אֲשֶׁר |
{who} which: {what} that; also (as adverb and conjunction) {when} where: {how} because: in order {that} etc. |
| they that were burnt | H8313 | שָׂרַף |
[Verb] to be (causatively set) on fire |
| had offered | H7126 | קָרַב |
[Verb] to approach (causatively bring near) for whatever purpose |
| and they were made broad | H7554 | רָקַע |
[Verb] to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication to overlay (with thin sheets of metal) |
| plates for a covering | H6826 | צִפּוּי |
[Noun Masculine] encasement (with metal) |
| of the altar | H4196 | מִזְבֵּחַ |
[Noun Masculine] an altar |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.