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1 Kings 17:16

“And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Elijah.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

כַּדkad · kad
H3537 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, a pail; but generally of earthenware; a jar for domestic purposes
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to deepen;
KJV renderings: barrel, pitcher.
Grammar: כַּ֤ד — common noun, feminine, singular, construct
Code HNcfsc
Usage: Occurs 18 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 24:14 Genesis 24:15 Genesis 24:16 Genesis 24:17 Genesis 24:18

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read כַּד here.

Verse 15 Verse 17

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.