◄ 105. agartal ►
Strong's Lexicon agartal: Vessel, Container Original Word: אֲגַרְטַל Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: agartal Pronunciation: ah-gar-TAHL Phonetic Spelling: (ag-ar-tawl') Definition: Vessel, Container Meaning: a basin Word Origin: Derived from an ancient Semitic root related to gathering or collecting. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the New Testament is "skeuos" (Strong's Greek 4632), which also means vessel or container. Usage: The term "agartal" refers to a vessel or container used for holding or storing items. In biblical contexts, it often implies a receptacle for valuable or sacred objects, symbolizing preservation and protection. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, vessels were essential for daily life, used for storing water, grain, oil, and other necessities. They were crafted from various materials, including clay, metal, and wood, depending on their intended use. The concept of a vessel also held spiritual significance, often representing the human body as a container for the soul or divine presence. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition a basin, basket NASB Translation dishes (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs [אֲגַרְטָל] noun masculine a kind of vessel, basin or basket (?; others basket-like, basket-shaped vessel); only plural construct אֲגַרְטְלֵי זָהָב, & כֶסֶף ׳א, both Ezra 1:9, denoting vessels from temple at Jerusalem restored by Cyrus. (Etymology & meaning dubious compare above; A ᵐ5L Manuscripts ᵐ5 of ψυκτῆρες, wine-coolers; B omits; now commonly compared with Aramaic קַרְטָלִיתָא Levy NHWBiv. 376, , Arabic , , supposed to be loan-word from Hellenistic Greek κάρταλος, κάρταλλος (e.g. ᵐ5 2 Kings 10:7, Hebrew דּוּדִים), all = basket, fruit-basket, etc., canistrum (so MV BeRy SS); but κάρταλλος itself is possibly a Persian or Semitic loan-word; compare especially Frä77f.; further conjectures in Thes BeRy.) גרל (compare Arabic , & plural , stones, or stony place planted with trees; stony; , , stony ground, stones; hence following, because stones were used in casting lots; compare Greek ψῆφος pebble, vote; κύσμος bean, lot). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance charger Of uncertain derivation; a basin -- charger. Forms and Transliterations אֲגַרְטְלֵ֨י אֲגַרְטְלֵי־ אגרטלי אגרטלי־ ’ă·ḡar·ṭə·lê ’ă·ḡar·ṭə·lê- ’ăḡarṭəlê ’ăḡarṭəlê- agarteLei Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Ezra 1:9 HEB: וְאֵ֖לֶּה מִסְפָּרָ֑ם אֲגַרְטְלֵ֨י זָהָ֜ב שְׁלֹשִׁ֗ים NAS: 30gold dishes, 1000 silver KJV: of them: thirty chargers of gold, INT: another and this the number chargers of gold thirty Ezra 1:9 HEB: זָהָ֜ב שְׁלֹשִׁ֗ים אֲגַרְטְלֵי־ כֶ֙סֶף֙ אָ֔לֶף NAS: 1000silver dishes, 29 duplicates; KJV: a thousand chargers of silver, INT: of gold thirty chargers of silver A thousand 2 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 105 2 Occurrences ’ă·ḡar·ṭə·lê — 2 Occ.