Strong’s H4730 · Hebrew
מִקְטֶרֶת
miqṭereth
mik-teh'-reth
Definition
something to fume (incense) in, i.e. a coal-pan
Etymology
feminine of H4729 (מִקְטָר);
Where the KJV renders it
- censer
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