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Strong's H4289 מַחְתָּה (machtah)

Machtah means “censer” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4289 — prothymos (“ready”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4289
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 19
Books 7

Strong's H4289 Quick Answer

Strong's H4289 מַחתָּה (machtah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. machtah (makh-taw') n-f. 1. a pan for live coals [the same as H4288 in the sense of removal] It has 19 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include censers, censer, snuffdishes, firepans, and pans. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
machtah (makh-taw') n-f. 1. a pan for live coals [the same as H4288 in the sense of removal]
Usage
19 linked usages
Books
7 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
censers, censer, snuffdishes, firepans, and pans

Meaning and Definition

machtah (makh-taw') n-f. 1. a pan for live coals [the same as H4288 in the sense of removal] KJV: censer, firepan, snuffdish. Root(s): H4288

Original Word
מַחתָּה
Transliteration
machtah
Derivation
First root strongs: 4288
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4289. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H4289 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render machtah, 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.

censers Numbers 4:14 censer Leviticus 10:1 firepans Exodus 38:3 snuffdishes Exodus 25:38 coals Leviticus 16:12 pans Exodus 27:3

How Strong's H4289 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 19 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4289 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 H4289 in the Old Testament

19 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 25:38 KJV

And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.

Exodus 27:3 KJV

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.

Exodus 37:23 KJV

And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.

Usage Excerpts

First 19 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4289.

Exodus 25:38 Old Testament, KJV
And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.
Exodus 27:3 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Exodus 37:23 Old Testament, KJV
And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.
Exodus 38:3 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Leviticus 10:1 Old Testament, KJV
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.
Leviticus 16:12 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:
Numbers 4:9 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:
Numbers 4:14 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Numbers 16:6 Old Testament, KJV
This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
Numbers 16:17 Old Testament, KJV
And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.
Numbers 16:18 Old Testament, KJV
And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.
Numbers 16:37 Old Testament, KJV
Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed.
Numbers 16:38 Old Testament, KJV
The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.
Numbers 16:39 Old Testament, KJV
And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:
Numbers 16:46 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun.
1 Kings 7:50 Old Testament, KJV
And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple.
2 Kings 25:15 Old Testament, KJV
And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.
2 Chronicles 4:22 Old Testament, KJV
And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.
Jeremiah 52:19 Old Testament, KJV
And the basons, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4289, grouped by book.

Exodus 4 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 2 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 9 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H4289 FAQ

What does machtah (מַחְתָּה) mean?

Machtah (Strong's H4289) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "censer". machtah (makh-taw') n-f. 1. a pan for live coals [the same as H4288 in the sense of removal]

How many times is machtah (מַחְתָּה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 19 linked usages for Strong's H4289 across 7 books.

Where can I study machtah (מַחְתָּה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4289 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate machtah (מַחְתָּה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as censers, censer, snuffdishes, firepans, pans, and coals. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.