And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.
Candlestick - literally, a lamp-bearer. It was so constructed as to be capable of being taken to pieces for facility in removal. The shaft or stock rested on a pedestal. It had seven branches, shaped like reeds or canes-three on each side, with one in the center-and worked out into knobs (bosses or protuberances), flowers [Septuagint, krina (G2918), lilies], and bowls placed alternately. The figure represented on the arch of Titus gives the best idea of this candlestick.
Of beaten work, х miqshaah (H4749), from qaashah, to be heavy] - solid, beaten or hammered out; but according to some (from a different sense of the verb, to turn), turned work, rounded, hollow within (Josephus, 'Antiquities,' b. 3:, ch. 6:, sec. 7).
His shaft, х yªreekaah (H3409)] - the shank, stem, or pedestal.
And his branches, х wªqaanaah (H7070)] - and the shaft, the central arm.
His bowls, х gªbiy`eyhaa (H1375); Septuagint, krateeres] - ornaments, like the calix of a flower.
His knops, х kaptoreyhaa (H3730); Septuagint, sfairooteeres] - round balls. Josephus ('Antiquities,' b. 3:, ch. 6, sec. 7), pomegranates.
And his flowers, х uwpraacheyhaa (H6525); Septuagint, krina (G2918)] - lilies.