H3534 H3534
footstool, supporting structure for the feet
This noun appears in 2 Chronicles 9:18 describing Solomon's magnificent throne. The text notes that the throne had a footstool 'of gold,' emphasizing the opulence of the king's seat. In ancient Near Eastern iconography, footstools served both functional and symbolic purposes—elevating the monarch's feet and representing his dominion. The word appears in late Hebrew and related languages (Mishnaic Hebrew, Aramaic), always denoting a support for the feet. Solomon's golden footstool epitomizes the splendor of his reign at its zenith.
Senses
1. sense 1 — 2 Chronicles 9:18 describes the golden footstool attached to Solomon's throne. The noun, used in late Biblical Hebrew, denotes a structure supporting the feet of a seated person. Most multilingual glosses render it accurately: 'footstool' (English), 'estrado' (Spanish). German's 'Lamm' (lamb) appears to be a mistranslation or textual confusion. The conjunction prefix 'and' links this detail to the broader throne description. Related to Aramaic terms for rough seating. 1×
AR["وَمَوطِئٌ"]·ben["ও-পায়দানি"]·DE["und-Lamm"]·EN["and-a-footstool"]·FR["[וכבש]"]·heb["ו-כבש"]·HI["और-चौकी"]·ID["dan-tumpuan-kaki"]·IT["[וכבש]"]·jav["lan-anjeng-anjengan"]·KO["그리고-발판"]·PT["e-estrado"]·RU["и-подножие"]·ES["y-estrado"]·SW["na-kitako"]·TR["ve-ayaklık"]·urd["اور-چوکی"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† כֶּ֫בֶשׁ n.[m.] footstool (late) (NH id., step, stair; Aramaic כִּבְשָׁא, etc., a rude seat (rare))—כ׳ בַּזָּהָב 2 Ch 9:18 (of Solomon’s throne).