Bible Dictionary
Coffin
The coffin mentioned in Genesis 50:26 was a chest used for Joseph’s body, likely a mummy-chest. The same word can also mean a chest or box.
Definition
The coffin mentioned in Genesis 50:26 was a chest used for Joseph’s body and is understood in the supplied material as a mummy-chest. The same Hebrew word can also mean a chest or box.
Biblical Usage
Joseph was placed in a coffin after his death in Egypt.
Historical Background
The word is also translated “chest” in the account of the chest used in the temple repairs.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
[Burial, Sepulchres]
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>kof'-in.</p><p>See CHEST; BURIAL.</p>