King James Bible Dictionary

Or Bason.

1. A trough or laver (Heb. aggan') for washing (Exodus 24:6); rendered also "goblet" (Song of Solomon 7:2) and "cups" (Isaiah 22:24).

2. A covered dish or urn (Heb. k'for) among the vessels of the temple (1 Chronicles 28:17; Ezra 1:10; 8:27).

3. A vase (Heb. mizrak) from which to sprinkle anything. A metallic vessel; sometimes rendered "bowl" (Amos 6:6; Zechariah 9:15). The vessels of the tabernacle were of brass (Exodus 27:3), while those of the temple were of gold (2 Chronicles 4:8).

4. A utensil (Heb. saph) for holding the blood of the victims (Exodus 12:22); also a basin for domestic purposes (2 Samuel 17:28).

The various vessels spoken of by the names "basin, bowl, charger, cup, and dish," cannot now be accurately distinguished.

The basin in which our Lord washed the disciples' feet (John 13:5) must have been larger and deeper than the hand-basin.

Made of gold
1 Kings 7:50; 1 Chronicles 28:17; 2 Chronicles 4:8; 2 Chronicles 4:22; Ezra 1:10; Ezra 8:27

Made of brass
Exodus 27:3; Exodus 38:3; 1 Kings 7:45
Tabernacle, Furniture of

BA'SIN, noun basn.

1. A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses.

2. In hydraulics, any reservoir of water.

3. That which resembles a basin in containing water, as a pond, a dock for ships, a hollow place for liquids, or an inclosed part of water, forming a broad space within a strait or narrow entrance; a little bay.

4. Among glass grinders, a concave piece of metal by which convex glasses are formed.

5. Among hatters, a large shell or case, usually of iron, placed over a furnace, in which the hat is molded into due shape.

6. In anatomy, a round cavity between the anterior ventricles of the brain.

7. The scale of a balance, when hollow and round.

8. In Jewish antiquities, the laver of the tabernacle.

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Basin