פַּךְpak
vial, flask, for anointing (2 Kings 9:1; 1 Samuel 10:1; 2 Kings 9:3)
Pronunciation: pak · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6378
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- 1 Samuel 10:1 Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it over Saul’s head. He kissed Saul and said, “I am doing this because the Lord has appointed you to be the ruler over Israel, his special possession.
- 2 Kings 9:1 Meanwhile, Elisha the prophet had summoned a member of the group of prophets. “Get ready to travel,” he told him, “and take this flask of olive oil with you. Go to Ramoth-gilead,
- 2 Kings 9:3 and pour the oil over his head. Say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: I anoint you to be the king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run for your life!”
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).