bottle, pitcher, psaltery, vessel, viol
“Bottle” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(little boot). Primitive bottles, either of skin or earthenware (Gen. 21:14; Jer. 19:1; Matt. 9:17); of different sizes and shapes. Tear bottles used (Psa. 56:8).
“Flagon” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(flask). Small vessel for liquids (Isa. 22:24; 2 Sam. 6:19; 1 Chron. 16:3; Song of Sol. 2:5).
“Pitcher” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(goblet, wine-vessel). A large earthen water-jar with one or two handles (Gen. 24:15-20; Mark 14:13; Luke 22:10).
“Psaltery” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(play on a stringed instrument). A stringed instrument to accompany the voice, and supposed to resemble a guitar (2 Sam. 6:5; 2 Chron. 9:11). The original frequently translated “viol” (Isa. 5:12; 14:11).
“Bottle” From Concise Bible Dictionary:
There are six Hebrew words translated “bottle” in the Old Testament. Among the descendants of Judah there were some described as “potters” (1 Chron. 4:23); and from the relics found in the tombs of Egypt it is evident that bottles were very early made of earthenware; and small ones of glass; though then, as now in the East, especially for larger vessels and for those to be carried about, skins were used (Josh. 9:4, 13). They are made of goats’ skins: the head, the legs and the tail are cut off, and the body drawn out. In the New Testament the word is ἀσκός, and signifies a “wineskin,” or “skin-bag.” Hence new wine must be put into new skins, which are more or less elastic (Matt. 9:17; Mark 2:22; Luke 5:37-38). The Lord was teaching that the new principles of the kingdom would not suit the old forms of Judaism: everything must be new.
“Flagon” From Concise Bible Dictionary:
1. ashishah, treated in the A. V. as a measure, but now generally understood to signify a “cake of raisins,” the raisins being pressed into a cake, in the same way that figs are. In 2 Samuel 6:19 and 1 Chronicles 16:3, the words “of wine” have been added. In Song of Solomon 2:5 it is simply “flagons.” In Hosea 3:1 The words “of wine” are not added, but should be translated, as in the margin, “of grapes,” signifying as before “cakes of raisins.”
2. rebel, a bottle, irrespective of its measure (Isa. 22:24). The word is several times translated “bottle.”
“Psaltery” From Concise Bible Dictionary:
The principal word used is nebel, and it is supposed to refer to some unknown form of stringed instrument used to accompany the voice. It is at times mentioned along with the harp (1 Sam. 10:5; Psa. 33:2; Psa. 144:9; Psa. 150:3). The same word is also translated VIOL (Isa. 5:12; Isa. 14:11; Amos 5:23; Amos 6:5). In Daniel 3:5-15 the word is pesanterin.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
or nebel {nay'-bel}; from 5034; a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full); also a lyre (as having a body of like form)
KJV Usage:
bottle, pitcher, psaltery, vessel, viol