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כַּד H3537

H3537 is the Hebrew word כַּד, transliterated kad and said kad. The King James Version most often renders it pitcher.

Word: כַּדTransliteration: kadSaid: kadLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 16 verses

What it means

properly, a pail; but generally of earthenware; a jar for domestic purposes.

Where it comes from

from an unused root meaning to deepen.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 16 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

pitcher 8×pitchers 3×barrel 3×barrels 1×or the pitcher 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: barrel, pitcher.

Verses using כַּד

All 16 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 24:14 · KJV

And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.

Genesis 24:15 · KJV

And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

Genesis 24:16 · KJV

And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

Genesis 24:18 · KJV

And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.

Genesis 24:20 · KJV

And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.

Genesis 24:43 · KJV

Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;

Genesis 24:45 · KJV

And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.

Genesis 24:46 · KJV

And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.

Judges 7:16 · KJV

And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.

Judges 7:19 · KJV

So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands.

Judges 7:20 · KJV

And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.

1 Kings 17:12 · KJV

And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

1 Kings 17:14 · KJV

For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.

1 Kings 17:16 · KJV

And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.

1 Kings 18:33 · KJV

And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.

Ecclesiastes 12:6 · KJV

Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3537 mean?

H3537 is the Hebrew word כַּד (kad), meaning properly, a pail; but generally of earthenware; a jar for domestic purposes.

How is H3537 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it pitcher (8 times), pitchers (3 times), barrel (3 times), barrels (1 time), or the pitcher (1 time).

How many times does H3537 appear in the Bible?

כַּד (kad) is tagged in 16 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3537 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to deepen.

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