A portable, covered light source with a small fire protected from wind and weather.
About Lantern
The lantern was a small fire that was carried around for the sake of its light and that had some type of protection from the wind and weather. The lantern itself was cylindrical in shape with an opening in one side into which a normal oil lamp could be placed. It could be made of terra cotta, but the Romans are also known to have had lanterns made of metal with translucent sides made of animal horn. The lantern was carried by means of a ring (or cloth or leather strap) attached to the top.
Key References
So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.
From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.
Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
All Scripture References (1)
John (1)
So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.