Bible Dictionaries
Box
Easton's Bible Dictionary
For holding oil or perfumery (Mark 14:3 ). It was of the form of a flask or bottle. The Hebrew word (pak) used for it is more appropriately rendered "vial" in 1 Samuel 10:1 , and should also be so rendered in 2 Kings 9:1 , where alone else it occurs. Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Box'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/b/box.html. 1897.