basin
kiy.yor denotes a vessel, commonly a bronze water container set by the tent or altar, and once figures as a vessel of fire.
The term most often denotes a physical vessel associated with sanctuary equipment: it may hold water for washing, stand beside the altar or tent, or rest on a stand. Its single figurative occurrence compares Judah’s chiefs to a vessel of fire among trees.
Senses in use
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Physical vessel in sanctuary and service settings · dominant
The singular absolute form identifies a bronze vessel with its stand and water for washing in Exodus 30:18; Exodus 40:30 places it between the tent of meeting and the altar. Plural forms name vessels set on stands in 1 Kings 7:38 and used for washing the work of the burnt offering in 2 Chronicles 4:6; 1 Kings 7:40 includes them among the completed house-work.
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Figurative vessel of fire · rare
In Zechariah 12:6, the singular construct form occurs in a comparison: the APB renders the image “like a basin of fire among trees,” followed by the chiefs consuming surrounding peoples.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB regularly presents the term as “basin” or “basins,” including vessels with stands and water for washing. In Zechariah 12:6 it retains that wording within the figurative phrase “a basin of fire”.