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(3.) A vase (Hebrews mizrak) from which to sprinkle anything. A metallic vessel; sometimes rendered “bowl” (Amos 6:6; Zechariah 9:15). The vessels of the tabernacle were of brass (Exodus 27:3), while those of the temple were of gold (2 Chronicles 4:8).
(4.) A utensil (Hebrews saph) for holding the blood of the victims (Exodus 12:22); also a basin for domestic purposes (2 Samuel 17:28).
The various vessels spoken of by the names “basin, bowl, charger, cup, and dish,” cannot now be accurately distinguished.
The basin in which our Lord washed the disciples’ feet (John 13:5) must have been larger and deeper than the hand-basin.
•BASKET There are five different Hebrew words so rendered in the Authorized Version: (1.) A basket (Hebrews sal, a twig or osier) for holding bread (Genesis 40:16; Exodus 29:3, 23; Leviticus 8:2, 26, 31; Numbers 6:15, 17, 19). Sometimes baskets were made of twigs peeled; their manufacture was a recognized trade among the Hebrews.
(2.) That used (Hebrews salsilloth’) in gathering grapes (Jeremiah 6:9).
(3.) That in which the first fruits of the harvest were presented, Hebrews tene, (Deuteronomy 26:2, 4). It was also used for household purposes. In form it tapered downwards like that called corbis by the Romans.
(4.) A basket (Hebrews kelub) having a lid, resembling a bird-cage. It was made of leaves or rushes. The name is also applied to fruit-baskets (Amos 8:1, 2).
(5.) A basket (Hebrews dud) for carrying figs (Jeremiah 24:2), also clay to the brick-yard (R.V., Psalm 81:6), and bulky articles (2 Kings 10:7). This
word is also rendered in the Authorized Version “kettle” (1 Samuel 2:14), “caldron” (2 Chronicles 35:13), “seething-pot” (Job 41:20).
In the New Testament mention is made of the basket (Gr. kophinos, small “wicker-basket”) for the “fragments” in the miracle recorded Mark 6:43, and in that recorded Matthew 15:37 (Gr. spuris, large “rope-basket”); also of the basket in which Paul escaped (Acts 9:25, Gr. spuris; 2 Corinthians 11: 33, Gr. sargane, “basket of plaited cords”).