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# lampstand
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## Definition:
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In the Bible, the term “lampstand” refers to a structure on which a lamp is placed in order to provide light to a room.
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* The lampstand would be tall enough so that the light of the lamp could shine throughout the room.
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* The lampstand could be made of wood or metal and could hold one or more lamps.
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* Ordinary lamps were made of clay, and lamps for special purposes, such as for the temple, were made of metal (such as bronze, silver, or gold.)
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* The lamps were in the shape of a bowl with a raised lip on one side that held a wick. The lamps were filled with olive oil that soaked the wick and burned when the wick was lighted.
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* In the Jerusalem temple there was a special gold lampstand that had seven branches for holding seven lamps.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* This term could be also translated as “lamp pedestal” or “structure for holding a lamp” or “lamp holder.”
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* For the temple lampstand, this could be translated as “seven-lamp lampstand” or “gold pedestal with seven lamps.”
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* It would also be helpful in a translation to include pictures of a simple lampstand and a seven-branch lampstand in the relevant Bible passages.
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(See also: [bronze](../other/bronze.md), [gold](../other/gold.md), [lamp](../other/lamp.md), [light](../other/light.md), [silver](../other/silver.md), [temple](../kt/temple.md))
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## Bible References:
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* [Daniel 5:5-6](rc://en/tn/help/dan/05/05)
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* [Exodus 37:17](rc://en/tn/help/exo/37/17)
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* [Mark 4:21-23](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/04/21)
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* [Matthew 5:15-16](rc://en/tn/help/mat/05/15)
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* [Revelation 1:12-13](rc://en/tn/help/rev/01/12)
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* [Revelation 1:20](rc://en/tn/help/rev/01/20)
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## Word Data:
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* Strong’s: H4501, G30870
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