kad denotes a vessel used for carrying, holding, pouring, or breaking its contents in biblical scenes.

The term denotes a vessel in practical settings: Rebekah carries, fills, lowers, and empties one at a spring; food and oil are held in vessels; men fill vessels with water or carry torches inside them; and vessels can be shattered. The supplied forms occur in both singular and plural according to the needs of each scene.

1. A vessel for holding or handling contents · dominant

   In Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 24:18, and Genesis 24:20, the singular form names the vessel Rebekah carries on her shoulder, fills at the spring, lowers to give a drink, and empties into a trough. The same noun identifies containers for flour and oil in 1 Kings 17:14, water in 1 Kings 18:34, and torches inside the plural containers in Judges 7:16; in Judges 7:20 the containers are broken.

   Genesis 24:15Genesis 24:16Genesis 24:18Genesis 24:201 Kings 17:14Judges 7:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB consistently presents the term as “jar,” whether it contains water, flour, oil, or torches. This consistency is best read alongside the noun's placement in the original-language clauses.