Biblica Analytica

מְנַקִּיָּה

me.naq.qiy.yah (H4518)

bowl

4 verses 3 books OT 4 / NT 0
AI Word Study

The Hebrew word מְנַקִּיָּה (me.naq.qiy.yah) is translated as "bowl" and belongs to the semantic domain of Food & Drink. This suggests that the term is specifically related to tableware, and its primary function is to contain or serve food and drink. The word appears four times in the Bible, indicating it is a relatively common feature in ancient Hebrew contexts. While the exact range of usage cannot be determined without further context, the fact that it corresponds to the semantic domain of food and drink implies that it would be used in everyday settings, such as eating and dining. Given its meaning and frequency of use, the word מְנַ�קִּיָּה holds significance as a window into ancient Hebrew daily life and cultural practices surrounding food and drink.

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Exodus 25:29

You shall make its dishes, its spoons, its ladles, and its bowls to pour out offerings with. You shall make them of pure gold.

Exodus 37:16

He made the vessels which were on the table, its dishes, its spoons, its bowls, and its pitchers with which to pour out, of pure gold.

Numbers 4:7

“On the table of show bread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the spoons, the bowls, and the cups with which to pour out; and the continual bread shall be on it.

Jeremiah 52:19

The captain of the guard took away the cups, the fire pans, the basins, the pots, the lamp stands, the spoons, and the bowls; that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver.