Used in Gen. 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.
·noun A <<Basket>>. II. Coffin ·vt To inclose in, or as in, a coffin. III. Coffin ·noun A conical ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
[Burial, Sepulchres] ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
(See frapping a ship.) A term for the old 10-gun brigs. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book