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In the context of the Bible, it is often associated with the handling of hot coals or incense in the tabernacle or temple service. The use of tongs was essential for maintaining the sacred fire on the altar and for the burning of incense, which was a significant aspect of worship and sacrifice in ancient Israelite religious practices.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, the tabernacle and later the temple were central places of worship where sacrifices and offerings were made to God. The priests, who were responsible for these rituals, used various tools to perform their duties. Tongs were among these tools, used to handle hot coals from the altar of burnt offering or to manage the incense on the altar of incense. The use of tongs ensured that the priests could safely and reverently perform their tasks without defiling the sacred elements or injuring themselves.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm">laqach</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>tongs, snuffers<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>snuffers (3), tongs (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מֶלְקָחַ֫יִם</font>, [<font class="hebrew2">מַלְקָחַיִם</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine] dual</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>tongs, snuffers</b></font>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>tongs used at altar of temple</b></font>, for lifting coal, in Isaiah's vision, <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/6-6.htm">Isaiah 6:6</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>lamp</b></font> <em>snuffers</em>, in temple <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7-49.htm">1 Kings 7:49</a> 2Chronicles 4:21; in tabernacle suffix ( reference to lamp-stand, <font class="hebrew2">מְנוֺרָה</font>) <font class="hebrew2">מַלְקָחֶיהָ</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/25-38.htm">Exodus 25:38</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/37-23.htm">Exodus 37:23</a>; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/4-9.htm">Numbers 4:9</a> (all P). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>snuffers, tongs <p>Or malqach {mal-kawkh'}; from <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm">laqach</a>; (only in dual) tweezers -- snuffers, tongs. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm">laqach</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּמֶ֨לְקַחַ֔יִם במלקחים וְהַמֶּלְקַחַ֖יִם וּמַלְקָחֶ֥יהָ והמלקחים ומלקחיה מַלְקָחֶ֖יהָ מלקחיה bə·mel·qa·ḥa·yim beMelkaChayim bəmelqaḥayim mal·qā·ḥe·hā malkaCheiha malqāḥehā ū·mal·qā·ḥe·hā umalkaCheiha ūmalqāḥehā vehammelkaChayim wə·ham·mel·qa·ḥa·yim wəhammelqaḥayim<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/25-38.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 25:38</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/25.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וּמַלְקָחֶ֥יהָ </b> וּמַחְתֹּתֶ֖יהָ זָהָ֥ב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Its snuffers</span> and their trays<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And the tongs</span> thereof, and the snuffdishes<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/25-38.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">snuffers</span> and their trays gold<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/37-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 37:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/37.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נֵרֹתֶ֖יהָ שִׁבְעָ֑ה <b> וּמַלְקָחֶ֥יהָ </b> וּמַחְתֹּתֶ֖יהָ זָהָ֥ב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/37.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> lamps <span class="itali">with its snuffers</span> and its trays<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/37.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> lamps, <span class="itali">and his snuffers,</span> and his snuffdishes,<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/37-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> lamps seven <span class="itali">snuffers</span> trays gold<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/4-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 4:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָ וְאֶת־ <b> מַלְקָחֶ֖יהָ </b> וְאֶת־ מַחְתֹּתֶ֑יהָ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> along with its lamps <span class="itali">and its snuffers,</span> and its trays<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and his lamps, <span class="itali">and his tongs,</span> and his snuffdishes,<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/4-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the light lamps <span class="itali">snuffers</span> trays and all<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/7-49.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 7:49</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְהַפֶּ֧רַח וְהַנֵּרֹ֛ת <b> וְהַמֶּלְקַחַ֖יִם </b> זָהָֽב׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and the lamps <span class="itali">and the tongs,</span> of gold;<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the lamps, <span class="itali">and the tongs</span> [of] gold,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7-49.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the flowers and the lamps <span class="itali">and the tongs</span> of gold<p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/4-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 4:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְהַפֶּ֧רַח וְהַנֵּר֛וֹת <b> וְהַמֶּלְקַחַ֖יִם </b> זָהָ֑ב ה֖וּא</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the lamps, <span class="itali">and the tongs</span> of gold,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the lamps, <span class="itali">and the tongs,</span> [made he of] gold,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/4-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the flowers the lamps <span class="itali">and the tongs</span> of gold he<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/6-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 6:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּבְיָד֖וֹ רִצְפָּ֑ה <b> בְּמֶ֨לְקַחַ֔יִם </b> לָקַ֖ח מֵעַ֥ל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> from the altar <span class="itali">with tongs.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [which] he had taken <span class="itali">with the tongs</span> from off the altar:<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/6-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> his hand A burning <span class="itali">tongs</span> had taken from<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4457.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4457.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4457<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bemelkachayim_4457.htm">bə·mel·qa·ḥa·yim — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/malkacheiha_4457.htm">mal·qā·ḥe·hā — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umalkacheiha_4457.htm">ū·mal·qā·ḥe·hā — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vehammelkachayim_4457.htm">wə·ham·mel·qa·ḥa·yim — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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