Objects & worship
Lampstand
A branched gold lampstand that gave light inside the sanctuary.
Also called · menorah · golden lampstand
What it means
The tabernacle lampstand was hammered from pure gold with a central shaft and six branches.
Its seven lamps were tended with oil so that they would burn before the Lord.
How it appears in the Bible
Zechariah’s vision uses a lampstand as symbolic imagery, extending the object beyond its sanctuary function.
Translation note
“Menorah” is a transliteration of the Hebrew word for lampstand.