Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
fork
Usage: three-pronged fork Another spelling of miz.la.gah (מִזְלָגָה "fork" H4207B)
Strong's Number
H4207
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
7
Books
5
Strong's H4207 Quick Answer
Strong's H4207 מַזלֵג מִזלָגָה (mazleg) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mazleg (maz-layg') (or (feminine) mizlagah {miz-law-gaw'}) n-m. 1. a fork [from an unused root meaning to draw up] It has 7 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include fleshhooks and fleshhook. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- mazleg (maz-layg') (or (feminine) mizlagah {miz-law-gaw'}) n-m. 1. a fork [from an unused root meaning to draw up]
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- fleshhooks and fleshhook
Meaning and Definition
mazleg (maz-layg') (or (feminine) mizlagah {miz-law-gaw'}) n-m. 1. a fork [from an unused root meaning to draw up] KJV: fleshhook.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4207. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4207 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mazleg, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
fleshhooks
Exodus 27:3
5×
fleshhook
1 Samuel 2:13
2×
How Strong's H4207 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 7 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4207 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4207 in the Old Testament
7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.
And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.
And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of it.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4207.
And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.
And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.
And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of it.
And the priest's custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;
And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.
Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons he gave gold by weight for every bason; and likewise silver by weight for every bason of silver:
The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the LORD of bright brass.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4207, grouped by book.
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4207 FAQ
What does mazleg (מַזְלֵג) mean?
Mazleg (Strong's H4207) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "fleshhook". mazleg (maz-layg') (or (feminine) mizlagah {miz-law-gaw'}) n-m. 1. a fork [from an unused root meaning to draw up]
How many times is mazleg (מַזְלֵג) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H4207 across 5 books.
Where can I study mazleg (מַזְלֵג) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4207 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate mazleg (מַזְלֵג)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as fleshhooks and fleshhook. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.