What does כִּיר mean in the Bible?
כִּיר is a Hebrew word meaning "a cooking range (consisting of two parallel stones, across which the boiler is set)".
Hebrew · H3600
כִּיר
A cooking range (consisting of two parallel stones, across which the boiler is set)
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כִּיר H3600
What does כִּיר mean in the Bible?
כִּיר is a Hebrew word meaning "a cooking range (consisting of two parallel stones, across which the boiler is set)".
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How does the BSB render H3600?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include or cooking pot (1).
Where does כִּיר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 11:35. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (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 It or cooking pot 1× Leviticus 11:35
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First aligned row Leviticus 11:35
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Leviticus 1
Source forms
וְכִירַ֛יִם 1x wə·ḵî·ra·yim Leviticus 11:35
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - md 1x Leviticus 11:35
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a cooking range (consisting of two parallel stones, across which the boiler is set)
Source Gloss
a cooking range (consisting of two parallel stones, across which the boiler is set)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a cooking range (consisting of two parallel stones, across which the boiler is set) BDB: cooking-furnace Usage: ranges for pots.
Word Origins
כִּיר 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