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Its snuffersוּמַלְקָחֶיהָand its traysוּמַחְתֹּתֶיהָshall be of pureטָהוֹרgold.זָהָב
Exodus 25:38
Study it in the app“Its snuffers and its trays shall be of pure gold.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 25:38, word by word
- Its snuffersמַלְקָחֶיmalkache
snuffers, tongs
Snuffers: tongs for trimming the wick of the lamps; also tongs for live coals (Isaiah 6:6).
Where else “malkache” appears- and its traysמַחְתֹּתֶיmachtote
tray
A small dish for wick trimmings.
Where else “machtote” appears- shall be of pureטָהוֹרtahor
pure
Without a mixture of anything else, like gold with no alloy.
Where else “tahor” appears- goldזָהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears
The context
37You shall make its lamps, seven, and set up its lamps so that it gives light on the space in front of it.
38 · This verse (above)
39Of a talent of pure gold it shall be made, it, with all these utensils.