4207. mazleg

Lexicon

mazleg: Fork, prong

Original Word: מַזְלֵג
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: mazleg
Pronunciation: maz-LEG
Phonetic Spelling: (maz-layg')
Definition: Fork, prong
Meaning: a fork

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

fleshhook

Or (feminine) mizlagah {miz-law-gaw'}; from an unused root meaning to draw up; a fork -- fleshhook.

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 Dr^{Sm. 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.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be forked.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for מַזְלֵג in the Strong's Concordance, as the concept of a fork in the specific context of Hebrew sacrificial practices does not have a direct parallel in the Greek New Testament. However, the general idea of utensils or tools used in religious contexts can be related to various Greek terms for implements or instruments used in worship or daily life.

Usage: The term מַזְלֵג is used in the context of a fork, particularly in reference to a tool used by priests for handling sacrificial meat.

Context: The Hebrew word מַזְלֵג (mazleg) appears in the context of the Old Testament, specifically in the book of 1 Samuel. It is used to describe a three-pronged fork employed by the priests during sacrificial rituals. In 1 Samuel 2:13-14, the text describes how the priests' servants would use the fork to take portions of the meat from the sacrifices offered by the Israelites. This practice is depicted as part of the corrupt behavior of Eli's sons, who were abusing their priestly privileges. The use of the fork in this context highlights the ceremonial practices of the time and the importance of proper conduct in religious rituals.

1 Samuel 2:13-14 (BSB): "Now the custom of the priests with the people was that when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand while the meat was boiling, and plunge it into the pan, kettle, cauldron, or pot. Whatever the fork brought up, the priest would take for himself. This is what they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there."

The מַזְלֵג serves as a symbol of the priestly duties and the potential for corruption when those duties are not performed with integrity. The narrative in 1 Samuel underscores the need for faithfulness and respect for God's laws in the administration of religious practices.

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 wəhammizlāḡōwṯ

Englishman'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
HEB: הַמִּזְרָקֹ֔ת אֶת־ הַמִּזְלָגֹ֖ת וְאֶת־ הַמַּחְתֹּ֑ת
NAS: and the basins, the flesh hooks and the firepans;
KJV: and the basons, [and] the fleshhooks, and the firepans:
INT: and the shovels and the basins the flesh and the firepans all

Numbers 4:14
HEB: הַמַּחְתֹּ֤ת אֶת־ הַמִּזְלָגֹת֙ וְאֶת־ הַיָּעִ֣ים
NAS: with it: the firepans, the forks and shovels
KJV: about it, [even] the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels,
INT: over the firepans the forks and shovels and the basins

1 Samuel 2:13
HEB: כְּבַשֵּׁ֣ל הַבָּשָׂ֔ר וְהַמַּזְלֵ֛ג שְׁלֹ֥שׁ־ הַשִּׁנַּ֖יִם
NAS: with a three-pronged fork in his hand.
KJV: was in seething, with a fleshhook of three
INT: was boiling the meat fork of three teeth

1 Samuel 2:14
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר יַעֲלֶ֣ה הַמַּזְלֵ֔ג יִקַּ֥ח הַכֹּהֵ֖ן
NAS: all that the fork brought
KJV: or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up
INT: after brought the fork take the priest

1 Chronicles 28:17
HEB: וְהַמִּזְלָג֧וֹת וְהַמִּזְרָק֛וֹת וְהַקְּשָׂוֹ֖ת
NAS: and the forks, the basins,
KJV: gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls,
INT: and the forks the basins and the pitchers

2 Chronicles 4:16
HEB: הַיָּעִ֤ים וְאֶת־ הַמִּזְלָגוֹת֙ וְאֶת־ כָּל־
NAS: the shovels, the forks and all
KJV: also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments,
INT: the pails the shovels the forks and all utensils

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4207
7 Occurrences

ham·maz·lêḡ — 1 Occ.
ham·miz·lā·ḡōṯ — 2 Occ.
ham·miz·lā·ḡō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
ū·miz·lə·ḡō·ṯāw — 1 Occ.
wə·ham·maz·lêḡ — 1 Occ.
wə·ham·miz·lā·ḡō·wṯ — 1 Occ.