McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Snuff dish

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Snuff dish


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( îִúְúָּä , machtah, Exodus 25:38; 27:23; Sept. ὑðüèåìá ; Vulg. vasum; elsewhere “censer” or “fire-pan”), a tray for catching the snuff of the lamps of the golden candelabrum; resembling a fire pan or shovel, as the same Hebrew word elsewhere means (Lev_16:12; Exo_27:3; Exo_38:3; Num_16:6 sq.; 1Ki_7:50, etc.). SEE CANDLESTICK.