בַּקְבֻּק (baq.buq)
baq.buq
flask
H:N-MQuick Reference
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
- Testament
- Old Testament
- Occurrences
- 3 verses
- Root
- —
- Part of speech
- H:N-M
Word Overview
The Hebrew word baqbuq refers to a flask or bottle, likely named for the gurgling sound it makes when being emptied. It appears in only three verses of the Old Testament, anchoring its meaning in specific narrative moments rather than abstract concepts.
In 1 Kings 19:5-6, an angel provides bread and water from a baqbuq to sustain Elijah during his journey. This usage highlights the vessel’s role as a practical container for essential provisions. Similarly, Jeremiah 35:5 describes Jerubbaal bringing vessels of wine in these flasks to the Rechabites, illustrating their use for storing liquids securely.
Though rare, the term grounds biblical storytelling in tangible daily life. It reminds readers that divine encounters and prophetic journeys often involved ordinary objects serving extraordinary purposes, connecting spiritual themes with physical reality.
Based on public-domain lexicons (Strong's, Thayer, Gesenius, Brown-Driver-Briggs and others).
What This Word Means for Your Faith
The Hebrew word baqbuq simply means a flask or bottle. It appears only three times in the Old Testament, grounding its meaning in specific narrative moments rather than abstract concepts. In 1 Kings 19:5-6, an angel provides bread and water from a baqbuq to sustain Elijah during his journey. This usage highlights the vessel’s role as a practical container for essential provisions.
Similarly, Jeremiah 35:5 describes Jerubbaal bringing vessels of wine in these flasks to the Rechabites, illustrating their use for storing liquids securely. Though rare, the term reminds readers that divine encounters and prophetic journeys often involved ordinary objects serving extraordinary purposes. It connects spiritual themes with physical reality, showing how God uses everyday items to meet our needs.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 3 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- the/ bottle1×
- and/ a jar of1×
- a bottle of1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- וּ/בַקְבֻּ֥ק1×
- הַ/בַּקְבֻּ֑ק1×
- בַקְבֻּ֖ק1×