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spoÌ„oÌ„n (×›Ö¼×£, kaph; Septuagint θυΐÌσκη, thuıÌskeÌ„, except in , where it is κÏεαÌγÏα, kreaÌgra, literally, “forkâ€): A hollow vessel, a censer; a small vessel in which incense was to be burnt, as is seen from the account given in Nu 7 of the oblations of the princes of the tribes after the setting-up of the tabernacle. Beginning with , we meet at every succeeding 6th verse the statement, “one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense,†till at the summary statement is made, “the twelve golden spoons, full of incense.â€