אָסוּךְ
a.sukh
H0610
H:N-M
Hebrew
flask
1
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language
a.sukh denotes the vessel of oil that is the woman’s sole remaining possession in 2 Kings 4:2.
The attested use identifies a vessel of oil among the woman’s otherwise absent household provisions in 2 Kings 4:2.
Senses in use
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A vessel containing oil · dominant
In 2 Kings 4:2, the masculine singular construct form occurs in the woman’s reply about what remains in her house: nothing except a vessel associated with oil. The APB renders the clause, “except a flask of oil.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Kings 4:2, the APB presents the item in the phrase “a flask of oil.” The precise English contribution of the Hebrew form cannot be isolated beyond that phrase.