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is the rendering in the A.V. of —

1. רחת, rachath (from רוּח, the wind), a winnowing fork or fan (Isaiah 30:24);

2. יָע, ya (from יָעָה, to sweep away), used (in the plur.) of the implements for removing the ashes from the altar (Exodus 27:3; Exodus 38:3; Numbers 4:14; 1 Kings 7:40; 1 Kings 7:45; 2 Kings 25:14; 2 Chronicles 4:11; 2 Chronicles 4:16; Jeremiah 52:18). (See AGRICULTURE); (See ALTAR).