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Pan
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
or is the rendering in the A.V. of the following words in the original. (See DISH).
1. Kiyor, כַּיּוֹר or כַּיּרֹ (from כּוּר, to cook), a basin of metal used for boiling or stewing (1 Samuel 2:14; Sept. λέβητα τὸν μέγαν; Vulg. lebetem); also as a laver (as generally rendered) or basin for washing (Exodus 30:18; Sept. λουτῆρα; Vulg. labrum; 1 Kings 7:38; 1 Kings 7:40; 1 Kings 7:43; Sept. χυτροκαύλους; Alex. χυτρογαύλους; Vulg. luteres); and (with
אֵשׁ ) a brazier for carrying fire (Zechariah 12:6; A.V. "hearth;" Sept. δαλὸνπυρός; Vulg. caminum ignis); finally a wooden platform from which to speak (2 Chronicles 6:13; A.V. "pulpit"), doubtless from its round form. (See LAYER).
2. Machabdth, מִחֲבִת (from חָבִת obs., prob. to cook; comp. Arab. khabaza, to prepare food), a shallow vessel or griddle used for baking cakes (Leviticus 2:5; Leviticus 6:14 [A.V. 21]; 7:9; 1 Chronicles 23:29 ["flat plate," marg. A.V.]; Ezekiel 4:3); Sept. τήγανον; Vulg. sartago; apparently a shallow pan or plate, like that used by Bedawin and Syrians for baking or dressing rapidly their cakes of meal, such as were used in legal oblations. (See CAKE).
3. Masreth, מִשְׂרֵת, a flat vessel or plate for baking cakes (2 Samuel 13:9; Sept. τήγανον ). Gesenius says the etymology is uncertain, but suggests that the word may be derived from a root שָׂרָה or שָׁרָה = Arab. sharay, to shine, and was applied to the pan because it was kept bright. The distinction, therefore, between this and the preceding word may be that the masreth was used dry, while the machabath was employed for cooking in oil. (See BAKE).
4. Sir, סַיר, a deep vessel used for cooking food (Exodus 27:3), properly a large (see 2 Kings 4:38) pot (as usually rendered) or caldron (as rendered in Jeremiah 1:13; Jeremiah 3:18-19; Ezekiel 11:3; Ezekiel 11:7; Ezekiel 11:11); especially for boiling meat, placed during the process on three stones (Burckhardt, Notes on Bed. 1:58; Niebuhr. Descr. de l'Arabie, p. 46; Lane, Mod. Eg. 1:181). (See CALDRON).
5. Parur, פָּרוּר (Sept. χύτρα; Vulg. olla), a vessel used for baking the manna (Numbers 11:8), for holding soup (Judges 6:19; A.V. "pot"), and for boiling flesh (1 Samuel 2:14, "pot"). Gesenius says it is for פָּארוּר, heat, from פָּאִר = Arab. par, to boil. Furst questions this, and derives it from פָּרִר, to excavate, to deepen. (See POT).
6. Tselachoth, צֵלָחוֹת (pl. of צֵלָחָה ), large dishes or platters (2 Chronicles 35:13; Sept. λέβητες; Vulg. ollae). The cognate צִלִּחִת, tseldchath, denotes a dish which maybe held in the hand and turned over for the purpose of wiping it (2 Kings 21:13); in Proverbs 19:24; Proverbs 26:13, it is used tropically of the bosom. (See PLATTER).
7. Marchesheth, מִרְחֶשֶׁת (from רָחִשׁ, to bubble over), a kettle for boiling meat (Leviticus 2:7; Leviticus 7:9; "frying-pan"). (See FRYING-PAN).
8. Greek λέβης, a pot (1 Esdras 1:12; 2 Maccabees 7:3); but τηγανίζειν, to broil (2 Maccabees 7:5, "fry in the pan"). (See ROAST).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Pan'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/p/pan.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
