מִזְבֵּחַ
miz.be.ach
“altar”
Definition
an altar
from H2076 (זָבַח);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
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Occurrences
מִזְבֵּחַ appears 322 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
to regularly present burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offerings, morning and evening, according to all that was written in the Law of the LORD, which He had commanded Israel to keep.
He tore down the altars and Asherah poles, crushed the idols to powder, and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
So I will consecrate the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests.
In that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the center of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the LORD near her border.
Then the priest is to burn the food on the altar as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD’s.
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