מַזְלֵג
maz.leg (H4207B)
fork
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word מַזְלֵג (maz.leg) is defined as a "fork". Its short definition clearly indicates that it's a type of multi-pronged utensil. This etymology likely influences its range of usage, as it appears in the Bible 5 times. Although we can't know the specifics of each instance without further context, we can infer that "maz.leg" refers to an object with multiple prongs or branches, which would be used to handle or prepare food. Given its definition, it's reasonable to assume that "maz.leg" is a relatively common object in ancient Jewish culture, present in the meal preparations of daily life. The fact that it appears 5 times in the Bible suggests that it played an importance role or served as a familiar enough object to be easily referenced.
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You shall make its pots to take away its ashes; and its shovels, its basins, its meat hooks, and its fire pans. You shall make all its vessels of bronze.
He made all the vessels of the altar: the pots, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the fire pans. He made all its vessels of bronze.
They shall put on it all its vessels with which they minister about it, the fire pans, the meat hooks, the shovels, and the basins—all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of sealskin, and put in its poles.
and the forks, the basins, and the cups, of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl;
Huram his father also made the pots, the shovels, the forks, and all its vessels for king Solomon, for Yahweh’s house, of bright bronze.