Strong’s G4553 · Greek
σαργάνη
sargánē
Definition
a basket (as interwoven or wicker-work
Etymology
apparently of Hebrew origin (H08276);
Where the KJV renders it
- basket
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.
What the first audience heard
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