Chêmeth — H2573

Definition

masculine noun

a skin bottle (as tied up)

1. bottle, waterskin

Usually translated as

bottle

Origin

from the same as H2346

• Same as Chôwmâh (H2346)

Greek equivalents

• askós (G779)

Occurrences

Chêmeth occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (3), Habakkuk (1)

• Genesis 21:14 — And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle (וְחֵ֨מַת) of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.
• Genesis 21:15 — And the water was spent in the bottle (הַחֵ֑מֶת), and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
• Genesis 21:19 — And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle (הַחֵ֙מֶת֙) with water, and gave the lad drink.
• Habakkuk 2:15 — Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!