4501. menorah

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menorah: Lampstand, candlestick

Original Word: מְנוֹרָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: mnowrah
Pronunciation: meh-no-RAH
Phonetic Spelling: (men-o-raw')
Definition: Lampstand, candlestick
Meaning: a chandelier

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

candlestick

Or mnorah {men-o-raw'}; feminine of manowr (in the original sense of niyr); a chandelier -- candlestick.

see HEBREW manowr

see HEBREW niyr

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as ner
Definition
a lampstand
NASB Translation
each lampstand (1), lampstand (33), lampstands (6).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מְנוֺרָה, מְנֹרָה₄₂

noun feminine lampstand (Ecclus מנורה fire, Ecclesiasticus 43:4d); — absolute׳מְנו 2 Kings 4:10 9t.,מְנֹרָה Exodus 25:32 (twice in verse) + 19 t.; construct מְנוֺרַת Zechariah 4:2; 2Chronicles 13:11 מְנֹרַת, Exodus 25:31 2t.; plural מְנֹרוֺת absolute 1 Kings 7:49 2t.; construct 1 Chronicles 28:15 (twice in verse); 2Chronicles 4:7; — lampstand:

1 in private house 2 Kings 4:10.

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

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

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root נוּר (nur), meaning "to shine" or "to give light."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek term for מְנוֹרָה is λυχνία (G3087), which is used in the New Testament to refer to lampstands. In Revelation 1:12-13, the term λυχνία is used to describe the seven golden lampstands, which symbolize the seven churches. This imagery draws on the rich symbolism of the menorah as a bearer of divine light and presence.

Usage: The term מְנוֹרָה is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the lampstand that was an integral part of the furnishings of the Tabernacle and later the Temple. It is often associated with the seven-branched lampstand made of pure gold, which was used for lighting the sanctuary.

Context: The מְנוֹרָה (menorah) is a significant symbol in the Hebrew Bible, representing divine light and presence. It was first described in Exodus 25:31-40, where God instructs Moses on its construction. The menorah was to be made of pure gold, with a central shaft and six branches, three on each side, making a total of seven lamps. It was adorned with almond blossoms, buds, and flowers, symbolizing life and growth.

The menorah was placed in the Holy Place of the Tabernacle, opposite the table of showbread, and was to be kept burning continually as a perpetual statute (Exodus 27:20-21). It served both a practical purpose, providing light, and a symbolic one, representing the light of God's presence among His people.

In the Temple built by Solomon, the menorah continued to hold a place of prominence (1 Kings 7:49). The menorah's design and function were preserved through various periods of Israel's history, including the Second Temple period.

The menorah is also a symbol of the nation of Israel and its mission to be a "light to the nations" (Isaiah 42:6). In Zechariah 4:1-14, the vision of the golden lampstand with two olive trees emphasizes the role of the Spirit in empowering God's people.

Forms and Transliterations

הַ֠מְּנֹרוֹת הַמְּנֹר֗וֹת הַמְּנֹר֞וֹת הַמְּנֹרָ֔ה הַמְּנֹרָ֖ה הַמְּנֹרָ֣ה הַמְּנֹרָ֥ה הַמְּנֹרָ֨ה הַמְּנֹרָֽה׃ הַמְּנֹרָה֙ הַמְּנוֹרָ֔ה הַמְּנוֹרָ֖ה הַמְּנוֹרָה֙ המנורה המנרה המנרה׃ המנרות וְהַמְּנֹרָ֣ה וְלִמְנֹר֨וֹת וּבַמְּנֹרָ֖ה וּמְנוֹרַ֨ת וּמְנוֹרָ֑ה וּמְנוֹרָ֖ה וּמְנוֹרָֽה׃ ובמנרה והמנרה ולמנרות ומנורה ומנורה׃ ומנורת לִמְנֹר֣וֹת לִמְנוֹרָ֣ה למנורה למנרות מְנֹר֧וֹת מְנֹרַ֖ת מְנֹרַ֤ת מְנֹרַ֧ת מְנֹרָ֔ה מְנֹרָ֗ה מְנוֹרַת֩ מְנוֹרָ֥ה מנורה מנורת מנרה מנרות מנרת ham·mə·nō·rāh ham·mə·nō·rō·wṯ ham·mə·nō·w·rāh hammenoRah hammənōrāh Hammenorot hammənōrōwṯ hammənōwrāh lim·nō·rō·wṯ lim·nō·w·rāh limnoRah limnoRot limnōrōwṯ limnōwrāh mə·nō·rāh mə·nō·raṯ mə·nō·rō·wṯ mə·nō·w·rāh mə·nō·w·raṯ menoRah mənōrāh menoRat mənōraṯ menoRot mənōrōwṯ mənōwrāh mənōwraṯ ū·ḇam·mə·nō·rāh ū·mə·nō·w·rāh ū·mə·nō·w·raṯ ūḇammənōrāh umenoRah umenoRat ūmənōwrāh ūmənōwraṯ uvammenoRah vehammenoRah velimnoRot wə·ham·mə·nō·rāh wə·lim·nō·rō·wṯ wəhammənōrāh wəlimnōrōwṯ

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 25:31
HEB: וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ מְנֹרַ֖ת זָהָ֣ב טָה֑וֹר
NAS: Then you shall make a lampstand of pure
KJV: And thou shalt make a candlestick [of] pure
INT: shall make A lampstand gold of pure

Exodus 25:31
HEB: מִקְשָׁ֞ה תֵּעָשֶׂ֤ה הַמְּנוֹרָה֙ יְרֵכָ֣הּ וְקָנָ֔הּ
NAS: gold. The lampstand [and] its base
KJV: [of] beaten work shall the candlestick be made:
INT: of hammered are to be made the lampstand base shaft

Exodus 25:32
HEB: שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה ׀ קְנֵ֣י מְנֹרָ֗ה מִצִּדָּהּ֙ הָאֶחָ֔ד
NAS: branches of the lampstand from its one
KJV: branches of the candlestick out of the one
INT: three branches of the lampstand side one

Exodus 25:32
HEB: וּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙ קְנֵ֣י מְנֹרָ֔ה מִצִּדָּ֖הּ הַשֵּׁנִֽי׃
NAS: branches of the lampstand from its other
KJV: branches of the candlestick out of the other
INT: and three branches of the lampstand side other

Exodus 25:33
HEB: הַיֹּצְאִ֖ים מִן־ הַמְּנֹרָֽה׃
NAS: branches going out from the lampstand;
KJV: that come out of the candlestick.
INT: going from the lampstand

Exodus 25:34
HEB: וּבַמְּנֹרָ֖ה אַרְבָּעָ֣ה גְבִעִ֑ים
NAS: and in the lampstand four cups
KJV: And in the candlestick [shall be] four
INT: the lampstand four cups

Exodus 25:35
HEB: הַיֹּצְאִ֖ים מִן־ הַמְּנֹרָֽה׃
NAS: branches coming out of the lampstand.
KJV: that proceed out of the candlestick.
INT: coming out of the lampstand

Exodus 26:35
HEB: לַפָּרֹ֔כֶת וְאֶת־ הַמְּנֹרָה֙ נֹ֣כַח הַשֻּׁלְחָ֔ן
NAS: the veil, and the lampstand opposite
KJV: the vail, and the candlestick over against
INT: without the veil and the lampstand opposite the table

Exodus 30:27
HEB: כֵּלָ֔יו וְאֶת־ הַמְּנֹרָ֖ה וְאֶת־ כֵּלֶ֑יהָ
NAS: its utensils, and the lampstand and its utensils,
KJV: and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels,
INT: and all utensils and the lampstand utensils and the altar

Exodus 31:8
HEB: כֵּלָ֔יו וְאֶת־ הַמְּנֹרָ֥ה הַטְּהֹרָ֖ה וְאֶת־
NAS: and the pure [gold] lampstand with all
KJV: and the pure candlestick with all his furniture,
INT: the table utensils lampstand and the pure all

Exodus 35:14
HEB: וְאֶת־ מְנֹרַ֧ת הַמָּא֛וֹר וְאֶת־
NAS: the lampstand also for the light
KJV: The candlestick also for the light,
INT: the lampstand the light utensils

Exodus 37:17
HEB: וַיַּ֥עַשׂ אֶת־ הַמְּנֹרָ֖ה זָהָ֣ב טָה֑וֹר
NAS: Then he made the lampstand of pure
KJV: And he made the candlestick [of] pure
INT: made the lampstand gold of pure

Exodus 37:17
HEB: עָשָׂ֤ה אֶת־ הַמְּנֹרָה֙ יְרֵכָ֣הּ וְקָנָ֔הּ
NAS: He made the lampstand of hammered work,
KJV: made he the candlestick; his shaft,
INT: of hammered made the lampstand base shaft

Exodus 37:18
HEB: שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה ׀ קְנֵ֣י מְנֹרָ֗ה מִצִּדָּהּ֙ הָֽאֶחָ֔ד
NAS: branches of the lampstand from the one
KJV: branches of the candlestick out of the one
INT: three branches of the lampstand side the one

Exodus 37:18
HEB: וּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙ קְנֵ֣י מְנֹרָ֔ה מִצִּדָּ֖הּ הַשֵּׁנִֽי׃
NAS: branches of the lampstand from the other
KJV: branches of the candlestick out of the other
INT: and three branches of the lampstand side the other

Exodus 37:19
HEB: הַיֹּצְאִ֖ים מִן־ הַמְּנֹרָֽה׃
NAS: branches going out of the lampstand.
KJV: branches going out of the candlestick.
INT: going out of the lampstand

Exodus 37:20
HEB: וּבַמְּנֹרָ֖ה אַרְבָּעָ֣ה גְבִעִ֑ים
NAS: In the lampstand [there were] four
KJV: And in the candlestick [were] four
INT: the lampstand four cups

Exodus 39:37
HEB: אֶת־ הַמְּנֹרָ֨ה הַטְּהֹרָ֜ה אֶת־
NAS: the pure [gold] lampstand, with its arrangement
KJV: The pure candlestick, [with] the lamps
INT: lampstand the pure of lamps

Exodus 40:4
HEB: וְהֵבֵאתָ֙ אֶת־ הַמְּנֹרָ֔ה וְהַעֲלֵיתָ֖ אֶת־
NAS: on it; and you shall bring in the lampstand and mount
KJV: upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light
INT: what shall bring the lampstand and mount lamps

Exodus 40:24
HEB: וַיָּ֤שֶׂם אֶת־ הַמְּנֹרָה֙ בְּאֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֔ד
NAS: Then he placed the lampstand in the tent
KJV: And he put the candlestick in the tent
INT: placed the lampstand the tent of meeting

Leviticus 24:4
HEB: עַ֚ל הַמְּנֹרָ֣ה הַטְּהֹרָ֔ה יַעֲרֹ֖ךְ
NAS: on the pure [gold] lampstand before
KJV: upon the pure candlestick before
INT: and lampstand the pure shall keep

Numbers 3:31
HEB: הָאָרֹ֤ן וְהַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ וְהַמְּנֹרָ֣ה וְהַֽמִּזְבְּחֹ֔ת וּכְלֵ֣י
NAS: the table, the lampstand, the altars,
KJV: and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars,
INT: the ark the table the lampstand the altars and the utensils

Numbers 4:9
HEB: וְכִסּ֞וּ אֶת־ מְנֹרַ֤ת הַמָּאוֹר֙ וְאֶת־
NAS: and cover the lampstand for the light,
KJV: and cover the candlestick of the light,
INT: A blue and cover the lampstand the light lamps

Numbers 8:2
HEB: מוּל֙ פְּנֵ֣י הַמְּנוֹרָ֔ה יָאִ֖ירוּ שִׁבְעַ֥ת
NAS: in the front of the lampstand.'
KJV: over against the candlestick.
INT: against the front the candlestick will give the seven

Numbers 8:3
HEB: מוּל֙ פְּנֵ֣י הַמְּנוֹרָ֔ה הֶעֱלָ֖ה נֵרֹתֶ֑יהָ
NAS: at the front of the lampstand, just
KJV: thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD
INT: against the front of the lampstand mounted lamps

42 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4501
42 Occurrences

ham·mə·nō·w·rāh — 18 Occ.
ham·mə·nō·rō·wṯ — 3 Occ.
lim·nō·w·rāh — 1 Occ.
lim·nō·rō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
mə·nō·rāh — 6 Occ.
mə·nō·raṯ — 4 Occ.
mə·nō·rō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
ū·mə·nō·w·rāh — 3 Occ.
ū·mə·nō·w·raṯ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇam·mə·nō·rāh — 2 Occ.
wə·ham·mə·nō·rāh — 1 Occ.
wə·lim·nō·rō·wṯ — 1 Occ.