Lexicon
מִקְטָר
miq.tar
H4729
H:N-M Hebrew

fumigation

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Hebrew
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miq.tar denotes the incense-burning purpose named in the construction of an altar.

The term is attested in the construction directive for an altar whose stated purpose is burning incense in Exodus 30:1.

Senses in use

  1. Incense-burning purpose of an altar · dominant

    In Exodus 30:1, the construct singular noun occurs in the instruction to make an altar; the APB renders the clause, "You shall make an altar for burning incense."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Exodus 30:1, the APB presents the clause as "an altar for burning incense,".

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