מֶרְקָחָהmerqâchâh

abstractly, a seasoning (with spicery); concretely, an unguentkettle (for preparing spiced oil)

Pronunciation: mer-kaw-khaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4841

Meanings

1. ointment-pot, in which ointment is compounded (Job 41:23)

2. spice-seasoning (?)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Job 41:31 “Leviathan makes the water boil with its commotion. It stirs the depths like a pot of ointment.
  • Ezekiel 24:10 Yes, heap on the wood! Let the fire roar to make the pot boil. Cook the meat with many spices, and afterward burn the bones.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).