Easton's Bible Dictionary Used in Genesis 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. Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (n.) The case in which a dead human body is enclosed for burial. 2. (n.) A basket. 3. (n.) A casing or crust, or a mold, of pastry, as for a pie. 4. (n.) A conical paper bag, used by grocers. 5. (n.) The hollow crust or hoof of a horse's foot, below the coronet, in which is the coffin bone. 6. (v. t.) To enclose in, or as in, a coffin.
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