Bible Dictionary
Grate
The grate was a bronze network fitted near the bottom of the great altar of burnt offering. It formed part of the altar’s construction in the tabernacle.
Definition
A grate was a network of bronze fitted near the bottom of the great altar of sacrifice. It formed part of the altar’s construction and was made of brass or bronze.
Biblical Usage
The grate appears in the descriptions of the tabernacle and its altar of burnt offering. It is presented as one of the specified components of the sacrificial altar.
Historical Background
The grate belonged to the construction of the great altar associated with the tabernacle. The supplied material identifies it as a brass network placed at the altar’s bottom.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A network of brass for the bottom of the great altar of sacrifice (Ex. 27:4; 35:16; 38:4, 5, 30).