כִּיּוֹר

Strong’s Definition

properly, something round (as excavated or bored), i.e. a chafing-dish forcoals or a caldron forcooking; hence (from similarity of form) a washbowl; also (for the same reason) a pulpit or platform

Etymology & Derivation

or כִּיֹּר; from the same as H3564 (כּוּר);

KJV Usage

hearth, laver, pan, scaffold.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.pot, basin, laver, pan
• 2.pot, caldron
• 3.fire-pot, brazier
• 4.basin, laver
• 5.platform, stage

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: kîyôwr; Pronunciation: kee-yore'