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A many-pronged fork used in the sacrificial services (1 Sam 2:13, 1 Sam 2:14; Ex 27:3; Ex 38:3) by the priest in drawing away the flesh. The fat of the sacrifice, together with the breast and shoulder (Lev 7:29–34), were presented by the worshipper to the priest. The fat was burned on the alter (Lev 3:3–5), and the breast and shoulder became the portion of the priests. But Hophni and Phinehas, not content with this, sent a servant to seize with a flesh-hook a further portion.