Cruse

kroos: A small earthen vessel or flask, usually for holding liquids: tsappachath; as water, 1Sa 26:11-12,16; 1Ki 19:6; it being porous, the liquid is kept cool; also for holding oil, as in 1 Ki l1Ki 7:12,14,16.

See a list of verses on CRUSE in the Bible.

In 1 Ki 14:3 ("a cruse of honey") the word baqbuq, would be better rendered "bottle," doubtless deriving its name from the gurgling sound of issuing liquids. In 2 Ki 2:20 tselochith, is not a jar or flask, but a dish, or platter, for salt or other substances.

In the New Testament a small jar or vial, alabastron, "alabaster cruse" or flask, for holding ointment; not "box" as in the King James Version (Mt 26:7; Mr 14:3; Lu 7:37; compare 1Sa 10:1; 2Ki 9:1,3, where "box" in the King James Version is used for "vial" the Revised Version (British and American)).

See the definition of cruse in the KJV Dictionary

Edward Bagby Pollard

See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.


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