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Strong's H3595 כִּיּוֹר (kior)

Kior means “hearth” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3595 — hodegos (“guide”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3595
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 20
Books 7

Strong's H3595 Quick Answer

Strong's H3595 כִּיוֹר כִּיוֹר (kiyowr) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. kiyowr (kee-yore') (or kiyor {kee-yore'}) n-m. 1. (properly) something round (as excavated or bored), i.e. a chafing-dish for coals or a caldron for cooking 2. hence (from similarity of form) a washbowl It has 20 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include caldron and round. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
kiyowr (kee-yore') (or kiyor {kee-yore'}) n-m. 1. (properly) something round (as excavated or bored), i.e. a chafing-dish for coals or a caldron for cooking 2. hence (from similarity of form) a washbowl
Usage
20 linked usages
Books
7 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
caldron and round

Meaning and Definition

kiyowr (kee-yore') (or kiyor {kee-yore'}) n-m. 1. (properly) something round (as excavated or bored), i.e. a chafing-dish for coals or a caldron for cooking 2. hence (from similarity of form) a washbowl 3. (for the same reason) a pulpit or platform [from the same as H3564] KJV: hearth, laver, pan, scaffold. Root(s): H3564

Original Word
כִּיוֹר כִּיוֹר
Transliteration
kiyowr
Derivation
First root strongs: 3564
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3595. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H3595 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kiyowr, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's H3595 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 20 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3595 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3595 in the Old Testament

20 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 30:18 KJV

Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.

Exodus 30:28 KJV

And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot.

Exodus 31:9 KJV

And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot,

Usage Excerpts

First 20 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3595.

Exodus 30:18 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.
Exodus 30:28 Old Testament, KJV
And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot.
Exodus 31:9 Old Testament, KJV
And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot,
Exodus 35:16 Old Testament, KJV
The altar of burnt offering, with his brasen grate, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,
Exodus 38:8 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Exodus 39:39 Old Testament, KJV
The brasen altar, and his grate of brass, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,
Exodus 40:7 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
Exodus 40:11 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it.
Exodus 40:30 Old Testament, KJV
And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal.
Leviticus 8:11 Old Testament, KJV
And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.
1 Samuel 2:14 Old Testament, KJV
And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.
1 Kings 7:30 Old Testament, KJV
And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition.
1 Kings 7:38 Old Testament, KJV
Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.
1 Kings 7:40 Old Testament, KJV
And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD:
1 Kings 7:43 Old Testament, KJV
And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases;
2 Kings 16:17 Old Testament, KJV
And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that were under it, and put it upon the pavement of stones.
2 Chronicles 4:6 Old Testament, KJV
He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.
2 Chronicles 4:14 Old Testament, KJV
He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases;
2 Chronicles 6:13 Old Testament, KJV
For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven.
Zechariah 12:6 Old Testament, KJV
In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3595, grouped by book.

Exodus 9 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 4 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3595 FAQ

What does kior (כִּיּוֹר) mean?

Kior (Strong's H3595) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "hearth". kiyowr (kee-yore') (or kiyor {kee-yore'}) n-m. 1. (properly) something round (as excavated or bored), i.e. a chafing-dish for coals or a caldron for cooking 2. hence (from similarity of form) a washbowl

How many times is kior (כִּיּוֹר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 20 linked usages for Strong's H3595 across 7 books.

Where can I study kior (כִּיּוֹר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3595 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate kior (כִּיּוֹר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as caldron and round. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.