Strong's Lexicon

H4501

H4501 — מְנוֹרָה מְנוֹרָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmnowrahnoun femOccurrences: 42TWOT: 1333c

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4501
Word:	מְנוֹרָה מְנוֹרָה
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	feminine of H4500 (in the original sense of H5216)
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	42
Transliteration:	mnowrah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	men-o-raw' (or mnorah {men-o-raw'}) n-f.
Meaning:	1. a chandelier
KJV Renderings:	candlestick.

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BDB5092

מְנוֺרָה, מְנֹרָה₄₂ noun feminine lampstand (Ecclus מנורה fire, ); — absolute׳ מְנו 2Kgs 4:10 + 9 t., מְנֹרָה Exod 25:32 (twice in verse) + 19 t.; construct מְנוֺרַת Zech 4:2; 2Chr 13:11 מְנֹרַת, Exod 25:31 + 2 t.; plural מְנֹרוֺת absolute 1Kgs 7:49 + 2 t.; construct 1Chr 28:15 (twice in verse); 2Chr 4:7 — lampstand:

1. in private house 2Kgs 4:10.

2. ten lampstands in temple, plural 1Kgs 7:49 = 2Chr 4:7; Jer 52:19 (so also ᵐ5 ; omit || 2Kgs 25:14; 2Kgs 25:15, strike out here Now^{Archaeology
ii. 40} < retain Gf Gie), compare 2Chr 4:20, also 1Chr 28:15 (7 t. in verse), but 2Chr 13:11 has ׳ מ in singular (as 3.); compare singular in Zechariah's vision Zech 4:2.

3. seven-branched lampstand in tabernacle Exod 25:31 (twice in verse); Exod 25:32 (twice in verse) + 15 t. Exodus; Lev 24:4 (with lamps upon it,), Num 3:31; Num 4:9; Num 8:2; Num 8:3; Num 8:4 (twice in verse) (all P ). — מָנוֺר see II. ניר .

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke