H4166 H4166
pipe, casting (noun); either a channel for pouring oil or a cast metal mold
This noun has two distinct but related meanings, both connected to metalworking and pouring. In Zechariah 4:2, it denotes pipes or channels through which oil flows to the lampstand's lamps. In 2 Chronicles 4:3, it refers to a casting mold or the process of casting the ornamental bulls under Solomon's bronze sea. Both senses derive from the root meaning 'to pour' or 'cast.' The word captures the technology of channeling liquids or shaping molten metal through controlled pouring.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Refers either to pipes/channels for conveying oil (Zech 4:2) or to the casting/molding process for metal objects (2 Chr 4:3). Spanish distinguishes 'tubos' (pipes/tubes) from 'fundición' (casting), tracking the dual application—conduits for liquid flow versus molds for metal forming. Both meanings share the concept of directing flow, whether oil through channels or molten bronze into forms, reflecting ancient Near Eastern metallurgical and architectural technology. 2×
AR["أَنَابِيبُ", "فِي-سَبْكِهِ"]·ben["-তার-ঢালাইতে", "নালি"]·DE["[במצקתו]", "[מוצקות]"]·EN["in-its-casting", "pipes"]·FR["[במצקתו]", "fonte"]·heb["ב-מצקתו-ו", "מוצקות"]·HI["उसके-ढालने-में", "नालियां"]·ID["dalam-tuangannya", "saluran"]·IT["[במצקתו]", "[מוצקות]"]·jav["saluran", "wonten-ing-tuanganè"]·KO["관들이라", "에-그것-의-주조"]·PT["em-sua-fundição", "tubos"]·RU["при-литье-его", "трубок"]·ES["en-su-fundición", "tubos"]·SW["mirija", "wakati-wa-kuyeyusha"]·TR["dökümünde", "kanalları-"]·urd["اُس-کے-ڈھالنے-میں", "نالیاں"]
Related Senses
H1129 1. Qal: build, construct (316×)H2691a 1. court, courtyard, enclosure (142×)G4864 1. synagogue, place of Jewish assembly (56×)G5438 1. prison, place of confinement (41×)H4013 1. fortress, stronghold (37×)H0875 1. well, cistern (dug water source) (35×)H0352b 1. pillar or jamb of gateway (32×)H2474 1. window, opening in wall (32×)H1406 1. roof / rooftop (31×)H4609b 1. steps, stairs, stairway (31×)H1129 2. Nifal: be built, be established (30×)H0361 1. portico, porch (architectural structure) (27×)H1129 3. Qal participle: builder (27×)H1219 1. fortified, inaccessible (25×)H4581 1. fortress, stronghold (25×)H3805 1. capital of a pillar (24×)H4350 1. stand, base, pedestal (24×)H0759 1. palace, royal residence (21×)H4692 1. siege, besiegement (20×)G3618 1. build or construct physically (19×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [מוּצֶ֫קֶת] n.f. 1. pipe (through which oil is poured) מוּצָקוֹת Zc 4:2. 2. a casting (cf. יְצֻקָה), יְצוּקִים בְּמֻצַקְתּוֹ 2 Ch 4:3.