H2573 - חֵמֶת (chêmeth)

H2573 חֵמֶת (chêmeth) klay'-meth

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

bottle

Strong's Definition

a skin bottle (as tied up)

Derivation: from the same as H2346 (חוֹמָה);

KJV Usage: bottle.

TWOT Reference: 689a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) bottle, waterskin

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G779

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

bottle, waterskin

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חֵמֶת chêmeth BDB Definition: 1) bottle, waterskin Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from the same as H2346 Same Word by TWOT Number: 689a Total KJV Occurrences: 5

Bible Occurrences (3)

21:14 21:15 21:19

Genesis 21:14

Early in the morning, Abraham got up, took bread and a skin of water...,...... put them on Hagar’s shoulders, and sent her away with the boy.... She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba.

Genesis 21:15

When the water in the skin was gone, she left the boy under one of the bushes.

Genesis 21:19

Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water... and gave the boy a drink.