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shuv´'l: (1) רחת, rahÌ£ath, is a wooden shovel used on the threshing-floor for winnowing the grain (). (2) ×™×¢, yā‛, is used in various passages to indicate some instrument employed to carry away ashes from the altar (; ; ; , ; ; , ; ). It was very likely a small shovel like those used in connection with modern fireplaces for cleaning away the ashes (compare Hebrew yā‛ah, “to sweep awayâ€) or for carrying live coals to start a new fire. (3) יתד, yaÌ„theÌ„dh ( the Revised Version margin)