A metal vessel made to receive burning charcoal from the altar, and in which incense was sprinkled by a priest (Lev. 16: 12; Num. 4: 14; 1 Kgs. 7: 50; 2 Chr. 26: 18-19; Ezek. 8: 11; Luke 1: 9; Rev. 8: 3-4). See also the account of Korah’s rebellion, Num. 16.