Category:Cruse

Cruse (krs), n. Etym: [Akin to LG. kruus, kroos, mug, jug, jar, D. kroes, G. krause, Icel. krus, Sw. krus, Dan. kruus. Cf. Crucible, Cresset.]

1. A cup or dish. Take with thee. . . a cruse of honey. 1 Kings 14:3.

2. A bottle for holding water, oil, honey, etc. So David took. . . the cruse of water. 1 Samuel 26:12.

---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary.

Cruse - A utensil; a flask or cup for holding water (1 Samuel 26:11, 1 Samuel 26:12, 1 Samuel 26:16; 1 Kings 19:6) or oil (1 Kings 17:12, 1 Kings 17:14, 1 Kings 17:16). In 1 Kings 14:3 the word there so rendered means properly a bottle, as in Jeremiah 19:1, Jeremiah 19:10, or pitcher. In 2 Kings 2:20, a platter or flat metal saucer is intended. The Hebrew word here used is translated "dish" in 2 Kings 21:13; "pans," in 2 Chronicles 35:13; and "bosom," in Proverbs 19:24; Proverbs 26:15 (R.V., "dish")