kan ́d'l, kan ́d'l-stik (נר, nēr; λύχνος, lúchnos; מנורה, menōrāh; λυχνία, luchnía):
(1) “Candle” is found in the Old Testament, the King James Version, as the rendering of nēr, and in the New Testament for luchnoš. In all places except Jeremiah 25:10 and Zephaniah 1:12 (see margin) the Revised Version gives the more exact rendering “lamp.” See LAMP. Candle, in our sense of the term, was unknown to antiquity.
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Author: International Std. Bible Encyclopedia
Keywords: Candle, Candlestick
Source: James Orr (editor), The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 5 volume set.
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