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lamps

Meaning of “lamps”

Sense 1: Vessels with oil and burning wicks used for light. Sense 2: Figuratively, sources, bearers, continuances, or signs of light.

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First occurrence: Exodus 25:37

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2 Chronicles 29:7
Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 29:7 · retained source text

Also they haue shut vp the doores of the Porch, and put out the lampes, and haue not burnt incense, nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place, vnto the God of Israel.

Ezekiel 1:13
As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 1:13 · retained source text

As for the likenesse of the liuing creatures, their appearance was like burning coles of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went vp and downe among the liuing creatures, and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went foorth lightning.

Daniel 10:6
His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Daniel 10:6 · retained source text

His body also was like the Berill, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lampes of fire, and his armes, and his feete like in colour to polished brasse, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.

Zechariah 4:2
And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zechariah 4:2 · retained source text

And said vnto mee, What seest thou? and I said, I haue looked, and behold a candlesticke all of gold, with a bowle vpon the top of it, and his seuen lampes thereon, and seuen pipes to the seuen lampes, which were vpon the top thereof.

1611 marginal noteHeb. with her bowle.

1611 marginal noteOr, seuen seuerall pipes to the lampes &c.

Matthew 25:1
THEN shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 25:1 · retained source text

¶ Then shall the kingdome of heauen be likened vnto ten Uirgins, which tooke their lamps, & went forth to meet the bridegrome.

Matthew 25:3
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 25:3 · retained source text

They that were foolish tooke their lampes, and tooke no oyle with them:

Matthew 25:4
But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 25:4 · retained source text

But the wise tooke oyle in their vessels with their lampes.

Matthew 25:8
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 25:8 · retained source text

And the foolish said vnto the wise, Giue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are gone out.

1611 marginal noteOr, going out,

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