Torch

TORCH torch (lappidh; lampas; in the King James Version this word occurs only 4 times (Nahum 2:3,4); Zechariah 12:6; John 18:3). In the Revised Version (British and American) it is found 10 times (Genesis 15:17; Judges 7:16,20; Job 41:19); Ezekiel 1:13; Daniel 10:6; Nahum 2:4 (Hebrew 5); Zechariah 12:6; John 18:3; Revelation 8:10)):

A flambeau; a large portable light.

See LAMP; LANTERN.

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Bibliography Information

Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'TORCH'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.