H6746 H6746
jar, small container
This noun denotes a small jar or container, appearing in 2 Kings 2:20 when Elisha asks for 'a new jar' to hold salt for purifying Jericho's water. The specification of 'new' suggests ceremonial importance—an unused vessel for a miraculous act. The jar needed to be small enough to hold salt but significant enough to be specified in the narrative. This differs from larger storage jars, being more portable and purpose-specific.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A jar or small container, specifically mentioned in Elisha's miracle at Jericho (2 Kings 2:20). Elisha requests 'a new jar' to hold salt for purifying the poisoned spring. The newness emphasized ritual purity for the miracle. This was a modest-sized vessel, easily brought to the prophet, suitable for holding a portion of salt—practical but also symbolically important as the container for God's healing agent. 1×
AR["جَامًا"]·ben["বাটি"]·DE["ein-jar"]·EN["a-jar"]·FR["un-jar"]·heb["צלוחית"]·HI["कटोरा"]·ID["mangkuk"]·IT["un-giara"]·jav["bokor"]·KO["새-그릇"]·PT["jarra"]·RU["чашу"]·ES["una-vasija"]·SW["bakuli-jipya"]·TR["kase"]·urd["پیالہ"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† צְלֹחִית n.f. jar;—צ׳ חֲדָשָׁה 2 K 2:20.