6835. tsappachath

Lexicon

tsappachath: Jar, Flask

Original Word: צַפחַת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: tsappachath
Pronunciation: tsap-pah'-khath
Phonetic Spelling: (tsap-pakh'-ath)
Definition: Jar, Flask
Meaning: a saucer

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

cruse

From an unused root meaning to expand; a saucer (as flat) -- cruse.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
a jar, jug
NASB Translation
jar (4), jug (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

צַמַּ֫חַת noun feminine jar, jug, of flat or broad shape; — absolute צַמַּ֫הַּת 1 Kings 17:12; construct צַמָּ֑חַת 1 Samuel 26:11 +; — jar or jug for water 1 Samuel 26:11,12,16; 1 Kings 19:6; for oil 1 Kings 17:12,14,16 (on masculine verb. חָסֵר see Ew^{§ 317 c}, but probably read חָסֵ֑רָה SS Albr^{ZAW xvi (1896), 89}, compare V:14).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to expand.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • There is no direct Greek equivalent for צַפחַת in the Strong's Greek Concordance. However, similar concepts of containers or vessels can be found in Greek terms such as ἀγγεῖον (angeion • Strong's Greek 30), which means a vessel or container.

Usage: The term צַפחַת is used in the context of a small container or dish, often for holding liquids.

Context: • The Hebrew word צַפחַת (tsappachath) appears in the Old Testament, specifically in 1 Kings 17:12 and 1 Kings 17:14, 16. In these passages, it refers to a small vessel or jar used by the widow of Zarephath to hold oil. The narrative describes a miraculous event where the prophet Elijah assures the widow that her jar of oil will not run dry during a time of famine. This term highlights the cultural and practical aspects of daily life in ancient Israel, where such containers were essential for storing and using essential commodities like oil.
• In 1 Kings 17:12 (BSB), the text states: "But she replied, 'As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug (צַפחַת). I am gathering a few sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, that we may eat it and die.'"
• The use of צַפחַת in this context underscores the dire circumstances faced by the widow and the miraculous provision of God through the prophet Elijah. It serves as a testament to faith and divine intervention in times of need.

Forms and Transliterations

בַּצַּפָּ֑חַת בצפחת וְצַפַּ֣חַת וְצַפַּ֥חַת וצפחת צַפַּ֤חַת צַפַּ֥חַת צפחת baṣ·ṣap·pā·ḥaṯ baṣṣappāḥaṯ batztzapPachat ṣap·pa·ḥaṯ ṣappaḥaṯ tzapPachat vetzapPachat wə·ṣap·pa·ḥaṯ wəṣappaḥaṯ

Englishman's Concordance

1 Samuel 26:11
HEB: ק) וְאֶת־ צַפַּ֥חַת הַמַּ֖יִם וְנֵ֥לֲכָה
NAS: that is at his head and the jug of water,
KJV: that [is] at his bolster, and the cruse of water,
INT: after bolster and the jug of water go

1 Samuel 26:12
HEB: הַחֲנִ֜ית וְאֶת־ צַפַּ֤חַת הַמַּ֙יִם֙ מֵרַאֲשֹׁתֵ֣י
NAS: the spear and the jug of water
KJV: the spear and the cruse of water
INT: David the spear and the jug of water bolster

1 Samuel 26:16
HEB: הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְאֶת־ צַפַּ֥חַת הַמַּ֖יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: spear is and the jug of water
KJV: spear [is], and the cruse of water
INT: spear the king's is and the jug of water because

1 Kings 17:12
HEB: וּמְעַט־ שֶׁ֖מֶן בַּצַּפָּ֑חַת וְהִנְנִ֨י מְקֹשֶׁ֜שֶׁת
NAS: oil in the jar; and behold,
KJV: oil in a cruse: and, behold, I [am] gathering
INT: little oil the jar behold I am gathering

1 Kings 17:14
HEB: לֹ֣א תִכְלָ֔ה וְצַפַּ֥חַת הַשֶּׁ֖מֶן לֹ֣א
NAS: nor shall the jar of oil
KJV: shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil
INT: nor shall not be exhausted shall the jar of oil nor

1 Kings 17:16
HEB: לֹ֣א כָלָ֔תָה וְצַפַּ֥חַת הַשֶּׁ֖מֶן לֹ֣א
NAS: nor did the jar of oil
KJV: wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil
INT: nor exhausted the jar of oil nor

1 Kings 19:6
HEB: עֻגַ֥ת רְצָפִ֖ים וְצַפַּ֣חַת מָ֑יִם וַיֹּ֣אכַל
NAS: [baked on] hot stones, and a jar of water.
KJV: baken on the coals, and a cruse of water
INT: A bread the coals jar of water ate

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6835
7 Occurrences

baṣ·ṣap·pā·ḥaṯ — 1 Occ.
ṣap·pa·ḥaṯ — 3 Occ.
wə·ṣap·pa·ḥaṯ — 3 Occ.