04289

04289 מַחְתָּה‎ machtah makh-taw’ the same as 04288 מְחִתָּה‎ mëchittah ‘’destruction, ruin, terror, a breaking ‘’ said to be in the sense of removal, from 02846 חָתָה‎ chathah ‘’to take away or seize ‘’; n f; [BDB-367a] {See TWOT on 777 @@ "777a" } AV-censer 15, firepans 4, snuffdishes 3; 22

1) fire-holder, censer, firepan, snuff dish, tray

1a) snuff-dish

1b) fire-pans

1c) censer

Said to be "Visible reminders (communion table, baptismal waters) serve the same pedagogical function today as the bronze plating on the altar—calling God’s people to reverent obedience."