Cruse
Bible Usage:
- cruse used 9 times.
- First Reference: 1 Samuel 26:11
- Last Reference: 2 Kings 2:20
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: Yes
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: Yes
- Included in Smiths: Yes
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
A utensil; a flask or cup for holding water (1 Samuel 26:11, 12, 16; 1 Kings 19:6) or oil (1 Kings 17:12, 14, 16). In 1 Kings 14:3 the word there so rendered means properly a bottle, as in Jeremiah 19:1, 10, or pitcher. In 2 Kings 2:20, a platter or flat metal saucer is intended. The Hebrew word here used is translated "dish" in 21:13; "pans," in 2 Chronicles 35:13; and "bosom," in Proverbs 19:24; 26:15 (R.V., "dish").
A vessel for liquids.
1 Samuel 26:11; 1 Kings 14:3; 2 Kings 2:20
a small vessel for holding water, such as was carried by Saul when on his night expedition after David, (1 Samuel 26:11,12,16) and by Elijah. (1 Kings 19:6)
CRUSE, noun [See crucible.] A small cup.
Take with thee a cruse of honey. 1 Kings 14:3.
In New England, it is used chiefly or wholly for a small bottle or vial for vinegar, called a vinegar-cruse.
CRUSET, noun [See Crucible.] A goldsmiths crucible or melting pot.