6 occurrences in 6 dictionaries

Reference: Charger

American

A large, shallow dish, Nu 7:13; Mt 14:8.

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Easton

a bowl or deep dish. The silver vessels given by the heads of the tribes for the services of the tabernacle are so named (Nu 7:13, etc.). The "charger" in which the Baptist's head was presented was a platter or flat wooden trencher (Mt 14:8,11; Mr 6:25,28). The chargers of gold and silver of Ezr 1:9 were probably basins for receiving the blood of sacrifices.

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Fausets

("what bore any weight".) A hollow plate for presenting offerings of fine flour and oil (Nu 7:79). Among the vessels of the temple taken by Nebuchadnezzar and restored by Cyrus, and brought back by Sheshbazzar (Ezr 1:9). In such a "charger" John's head was presented to the cruel Herodias (Mt 14:8).

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Hastings

An obsolete word for a large flat dish on which meat was served. The Amer. RV everywhere substitutes 'platter,' e.g. Nu 7:13 ff., Mt 14:8 and parallels.

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Morish

Dish. Nu 7:13-85; Mt 14:8,11; Mr 6:25,28. In Ezr 1:9 it is bason or bowl. In the N.T. it is ????? , probably a wooden trencher.

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Smith

Charger,

a shallow vessel for receiving water or blood, also for presenting offerings of fine flour with oil.

Nu 7:79

The daughter of Herodias brought the head of St. John the Baptist in a charger,

Mt 14:8

probably a trencher or platter. [BASIN]

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