קִלְּשׁ֖וֹן
𐤒𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍
qillᵉshôwn
a shekel
A two- or three-pronged implement used for handling offerings or portions of meat, especially in ritual or sacrificial contexts. Refers specifically to the pronged fork used by priests to extract portions from sacrificial pots in the tabernacle or temple service. The term describes a specialized ritual utensil, not a common agricultural tool.
1 Samuel 13:21 · Word #7
Lexicon H7053
| Lemma | קִלְּשׁוֹן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤒𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | qillᵉshôwn |
| Strong's | H7053 |
| Definition | A two- or three-pronged implement used for handling offerings or portions of meat, especially in ritual or sacrificial contexts. Refers specifically to the pronged fork used by priests to extract portions from sacrificial pots in the tabernacle or temple service. The term describes a specialized ritual utensil, not a common agricultural tool. |
Morphology HNcmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | a shekel |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7053-01
priestly pronged fork
| Morphological Notes | Noun, masculine singular, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering reflects the root idea of piercing or pricking through the concept of prongs, while preserving the noun’s specialized cultic sense as a ritual utensil used by priests. The singular masculine absolute form is conveyed as a single concrete implement. |
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