Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(shine). The temple candlestick (Ex. 25:31-40; 1 Kings 7:49). Torches (Judg. 7:16). Oriental lamps of many shapes and ornamental. Fed with oil, tallow, wax (Matt. 25:1).
“Candle” From Concise Bible Dictionary:
Used in the Old Testament for any light either real or symbolical. Job said of God, “when his candle shined upon my head”(Job 29:3); “the candle of the wicked shall be put out” (Prov. 24:20); whereas respecting “the wise woman” it is said “her candle goeth not out by night” (Prov. 31:18). God will search Jerusalem with candles (Zeph. 1:12). In the New Testament the word signifies a lamp, and in some passages is typical of the testimony of God, which should be manifested in those receiving it, and should not be hidden (Luke 8:16; Luke 11:33, 36). In the holy Jerusalem there will be no need of the candle of earthly light, for the Lord God shall shine upon them (Rev. 22:5). The modern “candle” was not known in scripture times.
“Lamp” From Concise Bible Dictionary:
1St Century Oil Lamp
The lamp was commonly used to furnish artificial light, and numbers of them have been found in the ruins of Jerusalem and other cities, some being made of terra cotta and others of glass. In the “golden candlestick” the light was obtained from lamps, and wherever the word “candle” occurs a lamp is signified. The lamp is used symbolically for the light that is obtained from it; thus “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet” (Psalm 119:105; Prov. 6:23). The ten virgins, when they went forth to meet the bridegroom, each took a lamp (more correctly a torch); but the issue made it manifest that the lamp without oil could give no light: a striking symbol of mere profession without the Holy Spirit (Matt. 25:1-8). Oil for the light is further exemplified in the candlestick in Zechariah 4, where the seven lamps are furnished with oil by pipes from two olive trees: to these God’s two witnesses in a future day are compared (Rev. 11:4). See LIGHT.
8th Century Oil Lamp
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
or nir {neer}; also neyr {nare}; or ner {nare}; or (feminine) nerah {nay-raw'}; from a primitive root (see 5214; 5135) properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)
KJV Usage:
candle, lamp, light