Jar
צַפַּ֫חַתStrong’s H6835tsappachat (tsap-pa-chat)
Appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Tsappachat is the Hebrew word usually translated “jug of” and “jug”. It appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
“The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD’s anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.”
Meaning
- Jar, jug (for liquids)
How it's translated
- jug of 3
- and jug of 2
- in jug 1
- and a jug of 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Kings 4
- 1 Samuel 3
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Samuel 26:12So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul’s bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.
- 1 Samuel 26:16This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD’s anointed. And now see where the king’s spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.
- 1 Kings 17:12And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
- 1 Kings 17:14For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.
- 1 Kings 17:16And 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.
- 1 Kings 19:6And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.
Hebrew dictionary
צַפַּ֫חַת tsappachat · jar
jar, jug (for liquids)
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.