Strong's Lexicon mazleg: Fork, prong Original Word: מַזְלֵג Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to be forked Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for "mazleg" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as the specific cultural and ritual context of the Hebrew term does not have a direct parallel in the Greek New Testament. Usage: The term "mazleg" refers to a fork or prong, typically used in the context of culinary or sacrificial practices. In the Hebrew Bible, it is often associated with the utensils used by priests during sacrificial rituals. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the sacrificial system was central to religious life. The priests, who were responsible for conducting sacrifices, used various tools and utensils, including forks, to handle the meat offerings. The "mazleg" was an essential implement for managing the portions of the sacrifices that were to be burned or consumed. Brown-Driver-Briggs מַזְלֵג noun masculine apparently a sacrificial implement, three-pronged fork שְׁלשׁ הַשִּׁנַּיִם ׳הַמּ 1 Samuel 2:13, compare 1 Samuel 2:14 (see DrSm. pp. 23, 291). [מִזְלָגָה] noun [feminine] id., only plural הַמִּזְלָֹגת Exodus 38:3; Numbers 4:14; הַמִּזְלָגוֺת 1 Chronicles 28:17; 2Chronicles 4:16; suffix מִזְלְֹגתָיו Exodus 27:3; — a sacrificial implement, belonging to altar in tabernacle, Exodus 27:3; Exodus 38:3; Numbers 4:14 (all P); belonging to temple 1 Chronicles 28:17; 2Chronicles 4:16. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance fleshhook Or (feminine) mizlagah {miz-law-gaw'}; from an unused root meaning to draw up; a fork -- fleshhook. Forms and Transliterations הַמִּזְלָגֹ֖ת הַמִּזְלָגֹת֙ הַמִּזְלָגוֹת֙ הַמַּזְלֵ֔ג המזלג המזלגות המזלגת וְהַמִּזְלָג֧וֹת וְהַמַּזְלֵ֛ג וּמִזְלְגֹתָ֖יו והמזלג והמזלגות ומזלגתיו ham·maz·lêḡ ham·miz·lā·ḡō·wṯ ham·miz·lā·ḡōṯ hammazLeg hammazlêḡ hammizlaGot hammizlāḡōṯ hammizlāḡōwṯ hammizlagoyT ū·miz·lə·ḡō·ṯāw umizlegoTav ūmizləḡōṯāw vehammazLeg vehammizlaGot wə·ham·maz·lêḡ wə·ham·miz·lā·ḡō·wṯ wəhammazlêḡ wəhammizlāḡōwṯLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Exodus 27:3 HEB: וְיָעָיו֙ וּמִזְרְקֹתָ֔יו וּמִזְלְגֹתָ֖יו וּמַחְתֹּתָ֑יו לְכָל־ NAS: and its basins and its forks and its firepans; KJV: and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: INT: shovels basins forks firepans all Exodus 38:3 Numbers 4:14 1 Samuel 2:13 1 Samuel 2:14 1 Chronicles 28:17 2 Chronicles 4:16 7 Occurrences |
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