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a (candlestick) lamp stand, candelabrum; (see photo)
derivation:
from (3088)
http://bible.crosswalk.com/Lexicons/Greek/grk.cgi?number=3087&version=kjv
(3088)
a lamp, candle, that is placed on a stand or candlestick
derivation:
from the base of (3022)
http://bible.crosswalk.com/Lexicons/Greek/grk.cgi?number=3088&version=kjv
(3022)
1] light, bright, brilliant
1.a] brilliant from whiteness, (dazzling) white
1.a.1] of the garments of angels, and
of those exalted to the splendour of the heavenly state
1.a.2] shining or white garments worn
on festive or state occasions
1.a.3] of white garments as the sign
of innocence and purity of the soul
1.b] dead white
1.b.1] of the whitening colour of
ripening grain
derivation:
from luke ("light")
http://bible.crosswalk.com/Lexicons/Greek/grk.cgi?number=3022&version=kjv
Comment:
This sort of candlestick or lamp stand is commonly called a "Menorah". As such,
the mention of it is possibly an allusion to the "Feast of Lights", or, as it
also known, the "Feast of Dedication" (aka Chanukah , or Hannukah, or Hanukkah,
or even Hanukah). However that may be, the mention of a "candlestick" is
certainly an allusion to the "candlestick" in the Tabernacle, and later in the
Temple of Solomon, and even later in the Temple of Herod.
Acknowledgement:
The information in this comment was adapted from
http://fp.thebeers.f9.co.uk/chanukah.htm
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