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candle

Meaning of “candle”

A lamp or portable light used for illumination.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
16 occurrences16 verses8 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Job 18:6

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Job 18:6
The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 18:6 · retained source text

The light shalbe darke in his tabernacle, and his candle shalbe put out with him.

1611 marginal noteOr, lampe.

Job 21:17
How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 21:17 · retained source text

How oft is the candle of the wicked put out? and how oft commeth their destruction vpon them? God distributeth sorrowes in his anger.

1611 marginal noteOr, lampe.

Job 29:3
When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 29:3 · retained source text

When his candle shined vpon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkenesse:

1611 marginal noteOr.lampe

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Historical definitions

A portable light made by a wick that burns; in Scripture also used figuratively of light, life, favor, prosperity, and the spirit of man according to the phrase.

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