King James Bible Dictionary

Used in Genesis 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.

General references
Genesis 50:26
Burial

[BURIAL, SEPULCHRES]

COFFIN, noun

1. The chest or box in which a dead human body is buried, or deposited in a vault.

2. A mold of paste for a pie.

3. A paper case, in the form of a cone, used by grocers.

4. In farriery, the hollow part of a horses hoof; or the whole hoof above the coronet, including the coffin-bone, which is a small spungy bone in the midst of the hoof, and possessing the whole form of the hoof.

COFFIN, verb transitive To put in or inclose in a coffin

COFFINED, participle passive Inclosed in a coffin.

COFFIN-MAKER, noun One who makes, or whose occupation is to make coffins.