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Caldron

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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kôl´drun (the rendering of קלּחת , ḳallaḥath , סיר , ṣı̄r , דּוּד , dūdh אגמן y a large pot, employed both for domestic use and in the sanctuary. Dūdh is translated caldron only in 2 Chronicles 35:13 . It was also a pot for cooking. 'Aghmōn is translated caldron by the King James Version in Job 41:20 , but it is a mistranslation; the Revised Version (British and American) correctly has "rushes."

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Caldron'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​c/caldron.html. 1915.
 
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