Biblica Analytica

בַּקְבֻּק

baq.buq (H1228)

flask

3 verses 2 books OT 3 / NT 0
AI Word Study

The word בַּקְבֻּק (baqbuq) is a Hebrew term that translates to "flask". This noun is used three times in the Bible, indicating its relatively limited but distinctive role in ancient Hebrew language. Its significance lies in its concrete reference to a type of container. The word is likely related to the verb "to hollow out" (qabaq), implying that a flask is a vessel made by hollowing out materials, such as wood or stone. In its biblical occurrences, the flask serves as an object used to hold liquids. Its limited usage might suggest that it was a relatively common or mundane item in the world of the Hebrew Bible, but further context would be needed to confirm this inference.

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1 Kings 14:3

Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the child.”

Jeremiah 19:1

Thus said Yahweh, “Go, and buy a potter’s earthen container, and take some of the elders of the people, and of the elders of the priests;

Jeremiah 19:10

“Then you shall break the container in the sight of the men who go with you,