Basket

The Hebrew terms used in the description of this article are as follows: (1) Sal , so called from the twigs of which it was originally made, specially used for holding bread. (Genesis 40:16) ff. (Exodus 29:3,23; Leviticus 8:2,26,31; Numbers 6:15,17,19) (2) Salsilloth , a word of kindred origin, applied to the basket used in gathering grapes. (Jeremiah 6:9) (3) Tene , in which the first-fruits of the harvest were presented. (26:2,4) (4) Celub , so called from its similarity to a bird-cage. (5) Dud , used for carrying fruit, (Jeremiah 24:1,2) as well as on a larger scale for carrying clay to the brick-yard, (Psalms 81:6) (pots , Authorized Version), or for holding bulky articles. (2 Kings 10:7) In the New Testament baskets are described under three different terms.

There are five different Hebrew words so rendered in the Authorized Version:

(1.) A basket (Hebrews sal, a twig or osier) for holding bread (Genesis 40:16; Exodus 29:3, 23; Leviticus 8:2, 26, 31; Numbers 6:15, 17, 19). Sometimes baskets were made of twigs peeled; their manufacture was a recognized trade among the Hebrews.

(2.) That used (Hebrews salsilloth') in gathering grapes (Jeremiah 6:9).

(3.) That in which the first fruits of the harvest were presented, Hebrews tene, (Deuteronomy 26:2, 4). It was also used for household purposes. In form it tapered downwards like that called corbis by the Romans.

(4.) A basket (Hebrews kelub) having a lid, resembling a bird-cage. It was made of leaves or rushes. The name is also applied to fruit-baskets (Amos 8:1, 2).

(5.) A basket (Hebrews dud) for carrying figs (Jeremiah 24:2), also clay to the brick-yard (R.V., Psalm 81:6), and bulky articles (2 Kings 10:7). This word is also rendered in the Authorized Version "kettle" (1 Samuel 2:14), "caldron" (2 Chronicles 35:13), "seething-pot" (Job 41:20).

In the New Testament mention is made of the basket (Gr. kophinos, small "wicker-basket") for the "fragments" in the miracle recorded Mark 6:43, and in that recorded Matthew 15:37 (Gr. spuris, large "rope-basket"); also of the basket in which Paul escaped (Acts 9:25, Gr. spuris; 2 Corinthians 11: 33, Gr. sargane, "basket of plaited cords").

1. (n.) A vessel made of osiers or other twigs, cane, rushes, splints, or other flexible material, interwoven.

2. (n.) The contents of a basket; as much as a basket contains; as, a basket of peaches.

3. (n.) The bell or vase of the Corinthian capital.

4. (n.) The two back seats facing one another on the outside of a stagecoach.

5. (v. t.) To put into a basket.

BASKET

bas'-ket: Four kinds of "baskets" come to view in the Old Testament under the Hebrew names, dudh, Tene', cal and kelubh. There is little, however, in these names, or in the narratives where they are found, to indicate definitely what the differences of size and shape and use were. The Mishna renders us some help in our uncertainty, giving numerous names and descriptions of "baskets" in use among the ancient Hebrews (see Kreugel, Dasse Hausgerat in der Mishna, 39-45). They were variously m ade of willow, rush, palm-leaf, etc., and were used for various purposes, domestic and agricultural, for instance, in gathering and serving fruit, collecting alms in kind for the poor, etc. Some had handles, others lids, some both, others neither.

1. Meaning of Old Testament Terms:

(1) Dudh was probably a generic term for various kinds of baskets. It was probably the "basket" in which the Israelites in Egypt carried the clay for bricks (compare Psalm 81:6, where it is used as a symbol of Egyptian bondage), and such as the Egyptians themselves used for that purpose (Wilkinson, Ancient Egyptians, I, 379), probably a large, shallow basket, made of wicker-work. It stood for a basket that was used in fruit-gathering (see Jeremiah 24:1), but how it differed from Amos' "basket of summer fruit" (Amos 8:1) we do not know. Dudh is used for the "pot" in which meat was boiled (1 Samuel 2:14), showing probably that a pot-shaped "basket" was known by this name. Then it seems to have stood for a basket tapering toward the bottom like the calathus of the Romans. So we seem forced to conclude that the term was generic, not specific.

(2) The commonest basket in use in Old Testament times was the cal. It was the "basket" in which the court-baker of Egypt carried about his confectionery on his head (Genesis 40:16). It was made in later times at least of peeled willows, or palm leaves, and was sometimes at least large and flat like the canistrum of the Romans, and, like it, was used for carrying bread and other articles of food (Genesis 40:16 Judges 6:19). Meat for the meat offerings and the unleavened bread, were placed in it (Exodus 29:3 Leviticus 8:2 Numbers 6:15). It is expressly required that the unleavened cakes be placed and offered in such a "basket." While a "basket," it was dish-shaped, larger or smaller in size, it would seem, according to demand, and perhaps of finer texture than the dudh.

(3) The Tene' was a large, deep basket, in which grain and other products of garden or field were carried home, and kept (Deuteronomy 28:5, 17), in which the first-fruits were preserved (Deuteronomy 26:2), and the tithes transported to the sanctuary (Deuteronomy 26:2 f). It has been thought probable that the chabya, the basket of clay and straw of the Palestine peasantry of today, is a sort of survival or counterpart of it. It has the general shape of a jar, and is used for storing and keeping wheat, barley, oats, etc. At the top is the mouth into which the grain is poured, and at the bottom is an orifice through which it can be taken out as needed, when the opening is again closed with a rag. The Septuagint translates Tene' by kartallos, which denotes a basket of the shape of an inverted cone.

(4) The term kelubh, found in Amos 8:1 for a "fruit-basket," is used in Jeremiah 5:27 (the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) "cage") for a bird-cage. But it is not at all unreasonable to suppose that a coarsely woven basket with a cover would be used by a fowler to carry home his feathered captives.

2. Meaning of New Testament Terms:

In the New Testament interest centers in two kinds of "basket," distinguished by the evangelists in their accounts of the feeding of the 5,000 and of the 4,000, called in Greek kophinos and spuris (Westcott-Hort sphuris).

(1) The kophinos (Matthew 14:20 Mark 6:43 Luke 9:17 John 6:13) may be confidently identified with the kuphta' of the Mishna which was provided with a cord for a handle by means of which it could be carried on the back with such provisions as the disciples on the occasions under consideration would naturally have with them (of Kreugel, and Broadus, Commentary in the place cited.). The Jews of Juvenal's day carried such a specific "provision-basket" with them on their journeys regularly, and the Latin for it is a transliteration of this Greek word, cophinus (compare Juvenal iii.14, and Jastrow, Dictionary, article "Basket"). Some idea of its size may be drawn from the fact that in CIG, 1625, 46, the word denotes a Beotian measure of about two gallons.

(2) The sphuris or spuris (Matthew 15:37 Mark 8:8) we may be sure, from its being used in letting Paul down from the wall at Damascus (Acts 9:25, etc.), was considerably larger than the kophinos and quite different in shape and uses. It might for distinction fitly be rendered "hamper," as Professor Kennedy suggests. Certainly neither the Greek nor ancient usage justifies any confusion.

(3) The sargane (2 Corinthians 11:33) means anything plaited, or sometimes more specifically a fish-basket.

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4711. spuris -- a (large, flexible) basket (for carrying ...
... a (large, flexible) basket (for carrying provisions). Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: spuris Phonetic Spelling: (spoo-rece') Short Definition: a ...
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2894. kophinos -- a basket
... a basket. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: kophinos Phonetic Spelling:
(kof'-ee-nos) Short Definition: a large basket Definition: a large basket ...
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4553. sargane -- a plaited rope, hence a hamper, basket
... a plaited rope, hence a hamper, basket. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration:
sargane Phonetic Spelling: (sar-gan'-ay) Short Definition: a basket ...
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3039. likmao -- to winnow, to scatter
... grind to powder. From likmos, the equivalent of liknon (a winnowing fan or basket);
to winnow, ie (by analogy), to triturate -- grind to powder. ...
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3426. modios -- modius, a dry measure of one peck
... peck (8.81L). Word Origin of Latin origin Definition modius, a dry measure
of one peck NASB Word Usage basket (3). bushel. Of Latin ...
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5019. Tarsos -- Tarsus, a city of Cilicia
... Tarsus. Perhaps the same as tarsos (a flat basket); Tarsus, a place in Asia Minor --
Tarsus. (tarson) -- 2 Occurrences. (tarso) -- 1 Occurrence. 5018, 5019. ...
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3619. kelub -- a basket, cage
... 3618, 3619. kelub. 3620 . a basket, cage. Transliteration: kelub Phonetic
Spelling: (kel-oob') Short Definition: basket. Word Origin ...
/hebrew/3619.htm - 6k

5536. sal -- basket
... 5535, 5536. sal. 5537 . basket. Transliteration: sal Phonetic Spelling:
(sal) Short Definition: basket. Word Origin from an unused ...
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2935. tene -- a basket
... 2934, 2935. tene. 2936 . a basket. Transliteration: tene Phonetic Spelling:
(teh'-neh) Short Definition: basket. Word Origin from ...
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3733a. kar -- basket-saddle
... kar. 3733b . basket-saddle. Transliteration: kar Short Definition: saddle. Word
Origin from the same as kur Definition basket-saddle NASB Word Usage saddle (1 ...
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105. agartal -- a basin, basket
... 104, 105. agartal. 106 . a basin, basket. Transliteration: agartal Phonetic
Spelling: (ag-ar-tawl') Short Definition: dishes. Word ...
/hebrew/105.htm - 5k

3733. kar -- basket-saddle
... 3732, 3733. kar. 3733a . basket-saddle. Transliteration: kar Phonetic Spelling:
(kar) Short Definition: captain. captain, furniture, lamb, large pasture, ram ...
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1731. dud -- a pot, jar
... 1730, 1731. dud. 1732 . a pot, jar. Transliteration: dud Phonetic Spelling:
(dood) Short Definition: basket. ... basket, caldron, kettle, seething pot. ...
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1736. duday -- mandrake
... basket, mandrake. From duwd; a boiler or basket; also the mandrake (as an aphrodisiac)
-- basket, mandrake. see HEBREW duwd. 1735, 1736. duday. 1737 . ...
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5552. salsillah -- probably a branch
... branches (1). basket. From calah; a twig (as pendulous) -- basket. see HEBREW
calah. 5551, 5552. salsillah. 5553 . Strong's Numbers.
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8392. tebah -- a box, chest
... Word Origin probably of foreign origin Definition a box, chest NASB Word Usage ark
(26), basket (2). box tree. Perhaps of foreign derivation; a box -- ark. ...
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The Child Moses.
... armful of strong reeds. With these she wove a stout basket long enough
and wide enough to hold her baby boy. Then she painted it ...
/.../anonymous/children of the old testament/the child moses.htm

Annie and Vanie's First Real Prayer
... One morning with basket well filled, they were returning home when the
elder one was taken suddenly sick with cramps or cholera. ...
/.../annie and vanies first real.htm

Diamond and his Mother Sat Down Upon the Edge of the Rough Grass ...
... "Are you very hungry, mother? There's the basket. ... I hope not.". "Then I can't understand
it, mother. There's a piece of gingerbread in the basket, I know.". ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 13 diamond and his.htm

The Purification of Mary
... The Blessed Virgin's sacrifice for the Temple hung in a basket at the side
of the donkey. This basket had three compartments, two ...
/.../emmerich/the life of the blessed virgin mary/xvi the purification of mary.htm

To Bishop Iren??us.
... Apostle escaped the violence of the governor of the city, and had no hesitation
in speaking of the manner of his flight, but spoke of the basket, the wall, and ...
/.../theodoret/the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/iii to bishop irenaeus.htm

"Little Mother"
... She put the little girls to bed and persuaded Rob to go; then seated herself by
the table with her mother's work-basket, in quaint imitation of Mrs. Mayfield's ...
/.../shaw/touching incidents and remarkable answers to prayer/little mother.htm

Through-The-Week Activities for Boys' Organized Classes
... Single Stick and Foil, Boxing Swimming Water Polo Water Sports Jumping and Running
Shot Put Discus Throwing Baseball, Indoor and Outdoor Basket-ball Football ...
/.../the boy and the sunday school/x through-the-week activities for boys.htm

Chapter twenty-nine
... It chanced by one of those coincidences that seem to occur preternaturally that
one afternoon just as Felicia came out of the Settlement with a basket of food ...
//christianbookshelf.org/sheldon/in his steps/chapter twenty-nine.htm

'Fragments' or 'Broken Pieces'
... Surely they might have said: 'If thou canst multiply five loaves into all this
abundance, why should we be trudging about, each with a basket on his back full ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/fragments or broken pieces.htm

Resolves to Go to College. Friends Oppose. Wife Decides It. Hard ...
... I prepared what I called a scrap-basket. ... President Giltner and I were in frequent
conflict, and he came in for a full share of notice from the scrap-basket. ...
/.../chapter viii resolves to go.htm

Basket (40 Occurrences)
... (1.) A basket (Hebrews sal, a twig or osier) for holding bread (Genesis 40:16;
Exodus 29:3, 23; Leviticus 8:2, 26, 31; Numbers 6:15, 17, 19). ...
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Cooked (35 Occurrences)
... (DBY NAS). Genesis 40:17 And in the top basket were all sorts of cooked meats for
Pharaoh; and the birds were taking them out of the baskets on my head. (BBE). ...
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Unleavened (51 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:23 and one loaf of bread, one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer
out of the basket of unleavened bread that is before Yahweh. ...
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Yeast (48 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Exodus 29:23 and one loaf of bread, one cake of oiled bread, and one
wafer out of the basket of unleavened bread that is before Yahweh. (See NIV). ...
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Thin (39 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:23 And take one bit of bread and one cake of oiled bread and one thin
cake out of the basket of unleavened bread which is before the Lord: (BBE YLT). ...
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Ripe (29 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 24:2 One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first-ripe;
and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so ...
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Wafer (3 Occurrences)
... Wafer (3 Occurrences). Exodus 29:23 and one loaf of bread, one cake of oiled bread,
and one wafer out of the basket of unleavened bread that is before Yahweh. ...
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Instead (139 Occurrences)
... Matthew 5:15 Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but
on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house. (See NIV). ...
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Furniture (24 Occurrences)
... The latter is decidedly preferable. It was the "camel-basket," or the basket-saddle
of the camel, which was a sort of palanquin bound upon the saddle. ...
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Rams (81 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:3 You shall put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with
the bull and the two rams. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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