Basin

Basin (in the old editions "bason"). The following words in the original are thus rendered in the English version of the Bible. See CUP; see BOWL; see DISH, etc.

1. אִגָּן, aggan', prop. a trough for washing, a laver (Ex 24:6); rendered 'goblet" in Song 7:2,. where its shape is compared to the human navel; "cup" in Isa 22:24. In the New Test. (Joh 13:5), νιπτήρ, a ewer (q.v.).

2. כּפוֹר, kephor', from the etymology, a covered dish or urn, spoken of the golden and silver vessels of the sanctuary (1Ch 28:17; Ezr 1:10; Ezr 8:27).