Lamp

(1.) That part of the candle-sticks of the tabernacle and the temple which bore the light (Ex 25:37; 1 Kg 7:49; 2Chr 4:20; 2Chr 13:11; Zech 4:2). Their form is not described. Olive oil was generally burned in them (Ex 27:20).

(2.) A torch carried by the soliders of Gideon (Jdg 7:16, Jdg 7:20). (R.V., "torches.")

(3.) Domestic lamps (A.V., "candles") were in common use among the Hebrews (Mt 5:15; Mk 4:21, etc.).

(4.) Lamps or torches were used in connection with marriage ceremonies (Mt 25:1).

This word is also frequently metaphorically used to denote life, welfare, guidance, etc. (2 Sam 21:17; Ps 119¹⁰⁵; Prov 6:23; Prov 13:9.

This entry includes text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897.

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