Jar
צְלֹחִיתStrong’s H6746tselochit (tse-lo-chit)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Tselochit is the Hebrew word usually translated “jar”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.”
Meaning
- Jar, bowl
How it's translated
- a jar 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Kings 1
1 book in all.
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Hebrew dictionary
צְלֹחִית tselochit · jar
jar, bowl
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “jar” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
J'AR, verb intransitive
To strike together with a short rattle or tremulous sound; to strike untunably or harshly; to strike discordantly; as a jarring sound.
- To clash; to interfere; to act in opposition; to be inconsistent.
- To quarrel; to dispute; to clash in words.
- To vibrate regularly; to repeat the same sound.
All definitions and other forms of “jar”
J'AR, verb transitive
To shake; to cause to tremble; to cause a short tremulous motion in a thing.
J'AR, noun
A rattling vibration of sound; a shake; as a trembling jar
- A harsh sound; discord.
- Clash of interest or opinions; collision; discord; debate.
- The state of a door half open, or ready to move and strike the post.
- Repetition of the noise made by the pendulum of a clock.
J'AR, noun
A vessel with a large belly and broad mouth, made of earth or glass; as a jar of honey.
- A certain measure; as a jar of oil.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.