קֶ֫סֶת
qe.set
pot
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Qeset: A Simple Household Vessel The Hebrew word *qeset* (H7083) refers to a pot—a basic container used in daily life. With only three occurrences in the biblical text, this term represents a straightforward, utilitarian object rather than a specialized or ceremonially significant item. The word's simplicity in definition reflects its function: a practical vessel for storage or cooking purposes. The limited frequency of *qeset* in biblical literature suggests it was either a common enough item that it required little mention, or that Hebrew speakers typically employed other terms for containers. Without additional context from the provided lexical data, we cannot determine which specific type of pot is intended—whether clay, ceramic, or metal—or whether it served primarily for cooking, storage, or both. Its three appearances in Scripture indicate it was part of the ordinary material culture of ancient Israel, but not a subject of particular theological or narrative emphasis.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
Behold, six men came from the way of the upper gate, which lies toward the north, every man with his slaughter weapon in his hand. One man in the middle of them was clothed in linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side. They went in, and stood beside the bronze altar.
Ezekiel 9:3The glory of the God of Israel went up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house; and he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writer’s inkhorn by his side.
Ezekiel 9:11Behold, the man clothed in linen, who had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, “I have done as you have commanded me.”