H5043 H5043
lampstand, candlestick (Aramaic loanword)
An Aramaic noun denoting a lampstand or candelabrum, appearing in Daniel 5:5 during Belshazzar's feast. As the mysterious hand writes on the palace wall, the text notes it appears 'near the lampstand,' establishing the eerie scene. The word is a foreign loanword, possibly from Persian, showing the multilingual environment of the Babylonian court. The emphatic state (נְבְרַשְׁתָּא) marks it as 'the lampstand,' suggesting a prominent fixture in the palace's grand hall. This is royal lighting equipment, part of the opulent setting where divine judgment breaks into Babylonian arrogance.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — The lampstand, specifically the prominent candelabrum providing light in Belshazzar's palace during his feast. Daniel 5:5 mentions it as a spatial reference point: the ghostly hand writes on the plaster 'opposite the lampstand,' meaning in the well-lit area where the writing would be clearly visible. This is palace furniture, not temple equipment—though it may evoke memories of the Jerusalem temple's menorah, now among Babylon's plunder. Spanish 'el-candelabro' and French 'chandelier' both capture the functional sense. The Aramaic term, likely a Persian loanword, reflects the multilingual reality of the Neo-Babylonian empire where Daniel's narrative unfolds. 1×
AR["الْمِنَارَةِ"]·ben["বাতিদানের"]·DE["[נברשתא]"]·EN["the-lampstand"]·FR["chandelier"]·heb["ה-מנורה"]·HI["दीपस्तम्भ"]·ID["kaki-dian"]·IT["[נברשתא]"]·jav["padamaran"]·KO["등잔대"]·PT["candelabro"]·RU["светильника"]·ES["el-candelabro"]·SW["kinara-cha-taa"]·TR["şamdanlığın"]·urd["شمعدان-کے"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† נֶבְרַשְׁתָּא n.f. emph. the candlestick (𝔗 id., Syriac ܢܰܒܪܶܫܬܳܐ, NH נַבְרֶשֶׁת; Arabic نِبْرَاس is loan-word from Aramaic Frä95; prob. foreign word K§ 62 Fra95 Bev al.;? Assyrian, cf. BaZA ii. 117);—Dn 5:5.