sir denotes a container used for cooking, for sanctuary equipment, and in images comparing a city or people to a vessel.

The noun denotes a vessel used for boiling or holding food, appears among bronze equipment for the altar and house of the LORD, and supplies the container in prophetic and poetic comparisons. The same concrete object remains in view when a city is called a vessel or when flesh is pictured within one.

1. A vessel for cooking, equipment, and comparison · dominant

   Singular forms occur in food-preparation scenes: in 2 Kings 4:38 the APB renders the instruction to set a great pot for boiling stew, and in 2 Kings 4:41 it renders flour being thrown into the pot before the people eat. Plural forms occur among made or removed bronze articles in Exodus 27:3 and 1 Kings 7:45. The same singular form supports comparisons: in Ezekiel 24:3 the APB renders the command to set on the pot and pour water into it, while Ezekiel 11:7 compares the city with the pot and the slain with flesh within it.

   2 Kings 4:382 Kings 4:41Exodus 27:31 Kings 7:45Ezekiel 24:3Ezekiel 11:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: Where the clause clearly identifies the object, the APB commonly presents it as “pot” or “pots,” in cooking scenes and lists of bronze articles. In the comparison passages it retains the vessel image.