yal.qut is a container into which the five smooth stones are placed before David approaches the Philistine.

The term denotes the container in which five smooth stones are placed in 1 Samuel 17:40 before David approaches the Philistine.

1. Container for selected stones · dominant

   In 1 Samuel 17:40, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause describing five smooth stones being put into a container. The APB renders the verse with the stones placed “in his shepherd's bag, in the pouch” before David approaches the Philistine.

   1 Samuel 17:40

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Samuel 17:40, the APB presents the container as “his shepherd's bag, in the pouch”; The specific English wording for the noun cannot be isolated with certainty.