Bible Dictionary
LEDGE
A ledge is a projecting shelf or supporting rim. In Scripture it describes parts of the bases of Solomon’s temple furnishings and ledges around the altar and visionary temple structures.
Definition
A ledge is a projecting shelf, rim, or supporting side-projection. In biblical descriptions it refers to parts of temple furnishings, the altar, and visionary temple structures.
Biblical Usage
Ledges are mentioned in descriptions of the bases of Solomon’s molten sea, the altar, and the structures in Ezekiel’s temple vision.
Historical Background
The Revised Version uses “ledge” in several passages where the King James Version has “compass” or “settle,” and uses “stay” in another related passage.
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>lej (shalabh): The word in the sense of side-projection is used in 1Ki 7:28,29 in connection with the bases of Solomon's Molten Sea (see SEA, THE MOLTEN); in 7:35,36, where the King James Version uses the same word, the Revised Version (British and American) has "stay" (yadh, literally, "hand"). The Revised Version (British and American) likewise has "ledge" (round) for the King James Version "compass" (karkobh) in the description of the altar in Ex 27:5; 38:4 (see ALTAR), and the American Standard Revised Version substitutes "ledge" for "settle" (`azarah) in Eze 43:14,17,20; 45:19.</p><p>See TEMPLE.</p>