What does כִּיּוֹר · נְחֹשֶׁת · כֵּן mean in the Bible?
e. a chafing- dish for coals or a caldron for cooking; hence (from similarity of form) a washbowl ; also (for the same reason) a pulpit or platform".
Hebrew · H3595, H5178, H3653
הַכִּיּוֹר נְחֹשֶׁת וְאֵת כַּנּוֹ נְחֹשֶׁת
Properly, something round (as excavated or bored ), i.e. a chafing- dish for coals or a caldron for cooking; hence (from similarity of form) a washbowl ; also (for the same reason) a pulpit or platform · copper , hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin , a fetter ; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver) · a stand , i.e. pedestal or station
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כִּיּוֹר H3595 properly, something round (as excavated or bored ), i.e. a chafing- dish for coals or a caldron for cooking; hence (from similarity of form) a washbowl ; also (for the same reason) a pulpit or platform
Pronunciation kiywōr
Circular vessels for either heat/cooking or ritual washing; derives shape-based metaphorical extension to speaking platform.
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נְחֹשֶׁת H5178 copper , hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin , a fetter ; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
Pronunciation nĕḥōšet
Copper's material inferiority makes it symbolize baseness, degradation, or bondage when used figuratively.
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כֵּן H3653 a stand , i.e. pedestal or station
Pronunciation kēn
Concrete support structure that metaphorically extends to social position, office, or established place of standing
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What does הַכִּיּוֹר נְחֹשֶׁת וְאֵת כַּנּוֹ נְחֹשֶׁת (hakkiyyôr nĕḥōsheth wĕʾēth kannô nĕḥōsheth) mean in the Bible?
כִּיּוֹר · נְחֹשֶׁת · כֵּן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, something round (as excavated or bored ), i.e. a chafing- dish for coals or a caldron for cooking; hence (from similarity of form) a washbowl ; also (for the same reason) a pulpit or platform".
Full entry for הַכִּיּוֹר נְחֹשֶׁת וְאֵת כַּנּוֹ נְחֹשֶׁת (H3595, H5178, H3653) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3595, H5178, H3653?
H3595, H5178, H3653 is connected to 180 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. properly, something round (as excavated or bored ), i.e. a chafing- dish for coals or a caldron for cooking; hence (from similarity of form) a washbowl ; also (for the same reason) a pulpit or platform
Strong's H3595, H5178, H3653
Lexical occurrences 180 verses Source Gloss
properly, something round (as excavated or bored ), i.e. a chafing- dish for coals or a caldron for cooking; hence (from similarity of form) a washbowl ; also (for the same reason) a pulpit or platform
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
הַכִּיּוֹר נְחֹשֶׁת וְאֵת כַּנּוֹ נְחֹשֶׁת is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain