What does כִּיּוֹר (kiywōr) mean in the Bible?
כִּיּוֹר (kiywōr): Circular vessels for either heat/cooking or ritual washing; derives shape-based metaphorical extension to speaking platform.
Hebrew · H3595
כִּיּוֹר
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
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כִּיּוֹרH3595
Pronunciationkiywōr
What does כִּיּוֹר (kiywōr) mean in the Bible?
כִּיּוֹר (kiywōr): Circular vessels for either heat/cooking or ritual washing; derives shape-based metaphorical extension to speaking platform.
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How does the BSB render H3595?
The BSB source-word alignment has 23 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the basin (6), basin (3), basins (3), and the basin (2), - (1).
Where does כִּיּוֹר (kiywōr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 30:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (9), 1 Kings (7), 2 Chronicles (3), 1 Samuel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthe basin6×Exodus 31:9, Exodus 35:16, Exodus 39:39, Exodus 40:7
basin3×Exodus 30:18, Exodus 38:8, 1 Kings 7:38
basins3×1 Kings 7:38, 1 Kings 7:43, 2 Chronicles 4:6
and the basin2×Exodus 30:28, Leviticus 8:11
-1×1 Kings 7:38
and a basin1×1 Kings 7:30
into the pan1×1 Samuel 2:14
like a firepot1×Zechariah 12:6
platform1×2 Chronicles 6:13
the [bronze] basin1×2 Kings 16:17
the basins1×2 Chronicles 4:14
the pots1×1 Kings 7:40
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 30:18כִּיּ֥וֹרtobasinNoun - masculine singular constructExodus 30:28הַכִּיֹּ֖רtoand the basinArticle | Noun - masculine singularExodus 31:9הַכִּיּ֖וֹרtothe basinArticle | Noun - masculine singularExodus 35:16הַכִּיֹּ֖רtothe basinArticle | Noun - masculine singularExodus 38:8הַכִּיּ֣וֹרtobasinArticle | Noun - masculine singularExodus 39:39הַכִּיֹּ֖רtothe basinArticle | Noun - masculine singularExodus 40:7הַכִּיֹּ֔רtothe basinArticle | Noun - masculine singularExodus 40:11הַכִּיֹּ֖רtothe basinArticle | Noun - masculine singularExodus 40:30הַכִּיֹּ֔רtothe basinArticle | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 8:11הַכִּיֹּ֛רtoand the basinArticle | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 30:18
Aligned rows23
Books represented7
Exodus9Leviticus11 Samuel11 Kings72 Kings12 Chronicles3Zechariah1
Source forms
הַכִּיֹּ֖ר4xhak·kî·yōrExodus 30:28, Exodus 35:16, Exodus 39:39, Exodus 40:11
הַכִּיּ֣וֹר3xhak·kî·yō·wrExodus 38:8, 1 Kings 7:38
הַכִּיֹּ֔ר3xhak·kî·yōrExodus 40:7, Exodus 40:30, 2 Kings 16:17
בַכִּיּ֜וֹר1xḇak·kî·yō·wr1 Samuel 2:14
הַכִּיּ֖וֹר1xhak·kî·yō·wrExodus 31:9
הַכִּיֹּ֛ר1xhak·kî·yōrLeviticus 8:11
הַ֨כִּיֹּר֔וֹת1xhak·kî·yō·rō·wṯ1 Kings 7:40
הַכִּיֹּר֥וֹת1xhak·kî·yō·rō·wṯ2 Chronicles 4:14
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular12xExodus 30:28, Exodus 31:9, Exodus 35:16, Exodus 38:8
Article | Noun - masculine plural3x1 Kings 7:40, 1 Kings 7:43, 2 Chronicles 4:14
Noun - masculine plural2x1 Kings 7:38, 2 Chronicles 4:6
Noun - masculine singular construct2xExodus 30:18, 2 Chronicles 6:13
Noun - masculine singular1x1 Kings 7:38
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1x1 Samuel 2:14
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct1xZechariah 12:6
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular1x1 Kings 7:30
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Circular vessels for either heat/cooking or ritual washing; derives shape-based metaphorical extension to speaking platform.
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
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Circular vessels for either heat/cooking or ritual washing; derives shape-based metaphorical extension to speaking platform.
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 BDB: pot Usage: hearth, laver, pan, scaffold.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
כִּיּוֹר is built from this root:
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