### Core Meaning & Semantic Range
The Hebrew word **kîyr**, represented by `{{H3600}}`, is a specific term for a **cooking range** or **ranges for pots**. It appears only **1 time** in **1 unique verse** in the entire Bible, indicating its specialized use in a particular context. The base definition suggests a simple structure, likely two parallel stones upon which a pot would be set for cooking.
### Biblical Occurrences & Contextual Analysis
The single appearance of `{{H3600}}` is in [[Leviticus 11:35]], within the laws concerning clean and unclean things. The verse specifies that if the carcass of an unclean animal falls upon a cooking appliance, that item becomes unclean. Both the oven `{{H8574}}` and the **ranges** for pots `{{H3600}}` are mentioned as examples. The command given is that they must be **broken down** `{{H5422}}`, as their contamination is considered permanent. This places `{{H3600}}` directly into the context of ritual purity and its application to everyday household objects.
### Related Words & Concepts
Several related words help clarify the context of `{{H3600}}` in its only appearance:
* `{{H5422}}` **nâthats** (to tear down): This is the action mandated for the unclean **ranges** in [[Leviticus 11:35]]. It is a word for severe destruction, used elsewhere for throwing down altars [[Exodus 34:13]], breaking down city walls [[Jeremiah 39:8]], and overthrowing kingdoms [[Jeremiah 1:10]].
* `{{H8574}}` **tannûwr** (furnace, oven): This word appears alongside `{{H3600}}` as another common cooking item subject to the same purity law [[Leviticus 11:35]]. It is used for baking bread [[Leviticus 2:4]] and also metaphorically to represent God's fiery judgment ([[Psalms 21:9]], [[Malachi 4:1]]).
### Theological Significance
The theological weight of `{{H3600}}` is derived entirely from its singular legal context.
* **Purity in the Mundane:** The inclusion of a simple cooking range in the purity laws demonstrates that holiness was not confined to the Tabernacle but extended to the most common aspects of an Israelite's daily life.
* **Irreversible Contamination:** The prescribed action for a defiled `{{H3600}}` is not cleansing but destruction. The command to **break down** the ranges [[Leviticus 11:35]] underscores the severity of contact with a source of uncleanness, rendering the object permanently unfit for use.
* **Tangible Holiness:** The law creates a tangible consequence for ritual impurity. The physical destruction of a valuable household item like a cooking range served as a powerful and constant reminder of the division between clean and unclean.
### Summary
In summary, `{{H3600}}` provides a specific name for a common cooking utensil, the **ranges for pots**. While its use is extremely rare, its sole mention in [[Leviticus 11:35]] is significant. It illustrates how the abstract principles of ritual purity were applied in a concrete and costly way to the everyday life of the Israelites, highlighting that no part of life was outside the scope of God's law.
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