Job 18:6
The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
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Candle
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Revelation 22:5
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
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λύχνος
lýchnos · lookh'-nos
8 times translated as this KJV form15 total Strong's occurrences
a portable lamp or other illuminator (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: :--candle, light.
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Strong's first: Matthew 5:15Strong's last: Revelation 22:5
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nîyr · neer
8 times translated as this KJV form48 total Strong's occurrences
a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: candle, lamp, light.
Strong's first: Job 18:6Strong's last: Jeremiah 25:10
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The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
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For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
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She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
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candle
CANDLE, noun
1. A long, but small cylindrical body of tallow, wax or spermaceti, formed on a wick composed of linen or cotton threads, twisted loosely; used for a portable light of domestic use.
2. A light.
3. A light; a luminary. In scripture, the candle of the Lord is the divine favor and blessing, Job 14:1. 3.; or the conscience or understanding. Proverbs 20:27.
Excommunication by inch of candle is when the offender is allowed time to repent, while a candle burns, and is then excommunicated.
Sale by inch of candle is an auction in which persons are allowed to bid, only till a small piece of candle burns out.
Medicated candle in medicine, a bougie.
Rush-candles are used in some countries; they are made of the pith of certain rushes, peeled except on one side, and dipped in grease.
CANDLE-BERRY TREE, noun The Maraca cerifera, or wax-bearing myrtle; a shrub common in North America, from the berries of which a kind of wax or oil is procured, of which candles are made. The oil is obtained by boiling the berries in water; the oil rising to the surface is skimmed of, and when cool, is of the consistence of wax, and of a dull green color. In popular language, this is called bayberry tallow.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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