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title: פַּךְ — vial · The Tanakh dictionary
description: פַּךְ (6378), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 3 times: vial. BDB 1906: n.m. phial, flask;. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# פַּךְ

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«פַּךְ» in the Tanakh dictionary: **vial** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 3 times · **Key:** 6378 · **BDB:** פַּךְ

### Glosses

the.flask (3)

### Meaning (OSHB)

vial [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1508/6378/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.m. phial, flask; [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1508/6378/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.m. 2 K 9:1 phial, flask;—cstr. פ׳ הַשֶּׁמֶן, for anointing, 1 S 10:1; 2 K 9:1, 3.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 3 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 0 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (2 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «פַּךְ» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1508/6378/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[1 Samuel 10:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA.10.1/)

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וַיִּקַּ֨ח שְׁמוּאֵ֜ל אֶת־פַּ֥ךְ הַשֶּׁ֛מֶן וַיִּצֹ֥ק עַל־רֹאשׁ֖וֹ וַיִּשָּׁקֵ֑הוּ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הֲל֗וֹא כִּֽי־מְשָׁחֲךָ֧ יְהוָ֛ה עַל־נַחֲלָת֖וֹ לְנָגִֽיד׃

*Word for word:* and he.took Samuel (et) the.flask of.(the) oil and he.poured.\[it\] on head his and he kissed.him and he.said ? not (cmp) he has.anointed.you Yahweh over inheritance his to ruler

*JPS 1917:* Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said: 'Is it not that the LORD hath anointed thee to be prince over His inheritance?

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[2 Kings 9:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI.9.3/)

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וְלָקַחְתָּ֤ פַךְ־הַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ וְיָצַקְתָּ֣ עַל־רֹאשׁ֔וֹ וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה מְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽ לְמֶ֖לֶךְ אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּפָתַחְתָּ֥ הַדֶּ֛לֶת וְנַ֖סְתָּה וְלֹ֥א תְחַכֶּֽה׃

*Word for word:* and you.will.take the.flask of.(the) oil and you.will.pour.\[it\] on head his and you.will.say thus he.says Yahweh I anoint.you to king to Israel and you.will.open the door and you.will.flee and not you.must.wait

*JPS 1917:* Then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head, and say: Thus saith the LORD: I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.'

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