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Frying-pan

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A frying-pan was a vessel used in preparing food or offerings. The biblical term may refer more broadly to a shallow pan or pot used for cooking meat or meal.

Definition

A frying-pan was a cooking vessel, though the supplied material identifies the Hebrew term as a pot or boiler used for boiling meat and for preparing food or offerings.

Biblical Usage

The vessel is mentioned in connection with the preparation of meal offerings and cooked food.

Scripture References

Historical Bible Dictionaries

Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Heb. marhesheth, a “boiler”), a pot for boiling meat (Lev. 2:7; 7:9).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>fri'-ing-pan.</p><p>See BREAD; PAN.</p>
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