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pot: A term used as the translation of a number of Hebrew and Greek words whose fundamental meaning seems to describe them as intended for the most part to hold liquid or semi-liquid substances, but the pots of are intended to hold ashes. (1) סר, ṣı̄r, the most common word for “pot.†It designates most frequently some household utensil, probably a pot or kettle for boiling. So ff; ; the King James Version; , , , “caldronâ€; , the King James Version; ; , etc. It is also used as the name of some vessel of the sanctuary. So , where the context shows it was intended to hold ashes; ; ; . In ; , it is a pot for washing. (2) פּריּר, paÌ„ruÌ„r (; ), a vessel for boiling; in , a vessel for holding broth. (3) דּוּד, duÌ„dh, rendered “pot†in in the King James Version, “basket†in the Revised Version (British and American); “pot†both the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) in . (4) ×¦× ×¦× ×ª, cinceneth (), the jar in which the manna was placed. This jar or pot is mentioned in under the name σταÌμνος, staÌmnos. (5) ×סון, 'aÌ„sÌ£oÌ„n (), some kind of jar for holding oil. (6) ξεÌστης, xeÌsteÌ„s (), some kind of household utensil. Mention may also be made of the word rendered “pot†in the King James Version, where the Revised Version (British and American) renders more correctly by the general term “vesselâ€; for the King James Version “pots†() the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes “sheepfolds.†The root is uncertain. Those who render “sheepfolds†connect with the related root in ; . Others render “fireplaces†or “ash heaps.†See also “range for pots,†in ; “pots,†the King James Version, correctly “bowls†the Revised Version (British and American); “refining pots†in ; . See also FOOD.