Occurring once only in the English version, Zep 1:4, but frequently in the Hebrew, translated "idolatrous priests," 2Ki 23:5Ho 10:5. The word is supposed to be derived from a root signifying to burn, and may perhaps denote fire-priests, worshippers of the sun.
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American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
A Dictionary of the Holy Bible, American Tract Society, c. 1859, edited by W. W. Rand.