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