Used in Gen. 50:26 with reference to the burial of Joseph. Here, it means a mummy-chest. The same Hebrew word is rendered “chest” in 2 Kings 12:9, 10.
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Concept
Coffin
Hebrew & Greek words with this meaning
Key verses
Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
[Burial, Sepulchres]
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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