What does "Bowl" mean in the Bible?
The sockets of the lamps of the golden candlestick of the tabernacle are called bowls (Ex. 25:31, 33, 34; 37:17, 19, 20); the same word so rendered being elsewhere rendered “cup” (Gen. 44:2, 12, 16), and wine “pot” (Jer. 35:5). Bowl appears in 7 verses across 4 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Bowl?
The sockets of the lamps of the golden candlestick of the tabernacle are called bowls (Ex. 25:31, 33, 34; 37:17, 19, 20); the same word so rendered being elsewhere rendered “cup” (Gen. 44:2, 12, 16), and wine “pot” (Jer. 35:5). The reservoir for oil, from which pipes led to each lamp in Zechariah’s vision of the candlestick, is called also by this name (Zech. 4:2, 3); so also are the vessels used for libations (Ex. 25:29; 37:16).
Definition text: Easton's Bible Dictionary · 1897. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Bowl?
Where does Bowl appear in the Bible?
Bowl is referenced in 7 verses across 4 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 1 Kings 7:41
- 1 Kings 7:42
- 2 Chronicles 4:12
- 2 Chronicles 4:13
- Ecclesiastes 12:6
- Zechariah 4:2
- Zechariah 4:3
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Bowl.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Bowl?
Bowl appears in 7 verses across 4 books, most often in 1 Kings, which accounts for 2 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Bowl?
1 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Zechariah, Ecclesiastes.
Where can I read every verse about Bowl?
This page lists 7 of them. Protos carries all 7, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
