4802. marchesheth
Strong's Lexicon
marchesheth: Pan

Original Word: מַרְחֶשֶׁת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: marchesheth
Pronunciation: mar-kheh'-sheth
Phonetic Spelling: (mar-kheh'-sheth)
Definition: Pan
Meaning: a stewpan

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָרַשׁ (charash), meaning "to boil" or "to cook."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "marchesheth," the concept of cooking vessels can be related to Greek terms like "χαλκεύς" (chalkeus) for a metalworker or "χαλκεύω" (chalkeuo) for working with metal, as these terms relate to the creation of metal cooking implements.

Usage: The term "marchesheth" refers to a type of cooking pan or pot used in ancient Israelite culture. It is specifically mentioned in the context of preparing offerings and food, indicating its role in both daily life and religious practices.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, cooking vessels like the "marchesheth" were essential household items. They were typically made of metal or clay and used for boiling or frying food. The use of such pans in sacrificial rituals highlights the integration of domestic life with religious observance, as offerings were often prepared in a manner similar to everyday meals.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from rachash
Definition
a stewpan, saucepan
NASB Translation
pan (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מַרְחֶ֫שֶׁת noun feminine stew-pan, sauce-pan (so Late Hebrew; see especially LevyNHWB iii. 69 b, and compare Late Hebrew רָחוֺשׁ Idib. iv. 443 a); — ׳מִנְחַת מ Leviticus 2:7, ׳נַעֲשָׂה בַּמּ [מִנְחָה]כָּלֿ Leviticus 7:9.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
frying pan

From rachash; a stew-pan -- fryingpan.

see HEBREW rachash

Forms and Transliterations
מַחֲבַ֑ת מַרְחֶ֖שֶׁת מחבת מרחשת ma·ḥă·ḇaṯ machaVat maḥăḇaṯ mar·ḥe·šeṯ marCheshet marḥešeṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
Leviticus 2:7
HEB: וְאִם־ מִנְחַ֥ת מַרְחֶ֖שֶׁת קָרְבָּנֶ֑ךָ סֹ֥לֶת
NAS: is a grain offering [made] in a pan, it shall be made
KJV: [be] a meat offering [baken] in the fryingpan, it shall be made
INT: now if offering A pan your offering of fine

Leviticus 7:9
HEB: בַמַּרְחֶ֖שֶׁת וְעַֽל־ מַחֲבַ֑ת לַכֹּהֵ֛ן הַמַּקְרִ֥יב
NAS: prepared in a pan or on a griddle
KJV: and all that is dressed in the fryingpan, and in the pan,
INT: A griddle in A pan to the priest presents

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4802
2 Occurrences


ma·ḥă·ḇaṯ — 1 Occ.
mar·ḥe·šeṯ — 1 Occ.















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