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pich´ẽr (כּד, kadh; κεÏαÌμιον, keraÌmion): The word is found chiefly in the Old Testament in the story of Rebekah in ff; but Gideon's men also had their lamps in pitchers (, ). Ecclesiastes speaks of the pitcher broken at the fountain (). The single use in the New Testament is in parallel . The pitcher was an earthenware vessel (compare , neÌ„bhel), with one or two handles, used for carrying water, and commonly borne upon the head or shoulder (compare Gen 24).