Lamp:
(1.) That part of the candle-sticks of the tabernacle and the temple which bore the light (Exd 25:37; 1Ki 7:49; 2Ch 4:20; 13:11; Zec 4:2). Their form is not described. Olive oil was generally burned in them (Exd 27:20).
(2.) A torch carried by the soliders of Gideon (Jdg 7:16,20). (R.V., "torches.")
(3.) Domestic lamps (A.V., "candles") were in common use among the Hebrews (Mat 5:15; Mar 4:21, etc.).
(4.) Lamps or torches were used in connection with marriage ceremonies (Mat 25:1).
This word is also frequently metaphorically used to denote life, welfare, guidance, etc. (2Sa 21:17; Psa 119:105; Pro 6:23; 13:9).
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