Strong’s H4212 · Hebrew
מְזַמְּרָה
mᵉzammᵉrâh
mez-am-mer-aw'
Definition
a tweezer (only in the plural)
Etymology
from H2168 (זָמַר);
Where the KJV renders it
- snuffers
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