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uÌ‚rth´'n, (חרשׂ, hÌ£eres, יצר, yecer; ὀστÏαÌκινος, ostraÌkinos): These vessels were heat-resisting and were used for cooking and for boiling clothes (; ; , ). They were probably non-porous and took the place of the kÌ£idri or ma'ajin used in Syria today. A traveler in the interior of Palestine may still meet with the hospitality showed to David (). The generous natives brought not only gifts of food but the necessary vessels in which to cook it. An earthen vessel was used to preserve a land deed ().
Figurative: In breaking of an earthen vessel was symbolical of the destruction of Jerusalem. These vessels were also used to symbolize the commonness () and frailness of our bodies (). See POTTERY.