Strong’s H610 · Hebrew

אָסוּךְ
ʼâçûwk
aw-sook'

Definition

anointed, i.e. an oil-flask

Etymology

from H5480 (סוּךְ);

Where the KJV renders it

  • pot

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What the first audience heard

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