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While the term "kettle" as we understand it today does not appear explicitly in most English translations of the Bible, the concept of a vessel for boiling or cooking is present in the ancient Near Eastern context. The Hebrew word often associated with such vessels is "dud" (דּוּד), which can be translated as pot, cauldron, or kettle, depending on the context.<br><br><b>Biblical References and Context</b><br><br>1. <b><a href="/1_samuel/2-14.htm">1 Samuel 2:14</a> :</b> "And he would thrust it into the pan or kettle or cauldron or pot, and everything the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh." This passage describes the practice of the priests during the time of Eli, where a fork was used to take portions of the sacrificial meat from the cooking vessels, including kettles.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/job/41-20.htm">Job 41:20</a> :</b> "Smoke billows from his nostrils as from a boiling pot over burning reeds." Here, the imagery of a boiling pot, which can be likened to a kettle, is used to describe the fierce and untamable nature of the Leviathan, a creature mentioned in the poetic discourse of Job.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/micah/3-3.htm">Micah 3:3</a> :</b> "They eat the flesh of my people, strip off their skin, and break their bones; they chop them up like meat for the pan, like flesh for the pot." This verse uses the imagery of cooking in pots and kettles to depict the exploitation and oppression of the people by their leaders.<br><br><b>Cultural and Historical Significance</b><br><br>In ancient Israel, kettles and similar cooking vessels were essential for daily life. They were typically made of clay or metal and used for preparing meals, especially in the context of communal and religious gatherings. The process of boiling meat in kettles was a common method of food preparation, particularly for sacrificial offerings, as seen in the practices described in the books of Samuel.<br><br>The use of kettles in sacrificial contexts underscores the importance of communal meals in Israelite worship and social life. These meals often followed sacrifices and were a means of fellowship and covenant renewal among the people of God.<br><br><b>Symbolism and Theological Insights</b><br><br>The kettle, as a vessel for cooking, can symbolize the process of transformation and purification. Just as raw ingredients are transformed into a nourishing meal through the application of heat, so too are believers refined and purified through trials and the work of the Holy Spirit. The imagery of boiling and cooking in Scripture often conveys themes of judgment, purification, and the refining process necessary for spiritual growth.<br><br>In summary, while the term "kettle" may not be directly mentioned in the Bible, the concept is present through various references to cooking vessels. These references provide insight into the daily life, religious practices, and spiritual symbolism of ancient Israel.<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Kettle</span><p>a vessel for culinary or sacrificial purposes. (<a href="/1_samuel/2-14.htm">1 Samuel 2:14</a>) The Hebrew word is also rendered "basket" in (<a href="/jeremiah/24-2.htm">Jeremiah 24:2</a>) "caldron" in (<a href="/2_chronicles/35-13.htm">2 Chronicles 35:13</a>) and "pot" in (<a href="/job/41-20.htm">Job 41:20</a>)<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>A large pot for cooking. The same Hebrew word (dud, "boiling") is rendered also "pot" (<a href="/psalms/81-6.htm">Psalm 81:6</a>), "caldron" (<a href="/2_chronicles/35-13.htm">2 Chronicles 35:13</a>), "basket" (<a href="/jeremiah/24-2.htm">Jeremiah 24:2</a>). It was used for preparing the peace-offerings (<a href="/1_samuel/2-13.htm">1 Samuel 2:13</a>, 14). <a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>n.</I>) A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liquids.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">KETTLE</span><p>ket'-'l: In English Versions of the Bible only in <a href="/1_samuel/2-14.htm">1 Samuel 2:14</a> for dudh, "a vessel for cooking." The same word in <a href="/2_chronicles/35-13.htm">2 Chronicles 35:13</a> is rendered "caldrons," and in <a href="/job/41-20.htm">Job 41:20</a> (Hebrew 12), "pot." <a href="/psalms/81-6.htm">Psalm 81:6</a> (Hebrew 7) (the King James Version "pots") belongs rather to another signification of the word (the Revised Version (British and American) "basket," for carrying clay or bricks).<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/5178.htm"><span class="l">5178. tumpanizo -- to beat a drum, to torture by beating</span></a> <br><b>...</b> BF Westcott at Heb 11:35). Word Origin from tumpanon (a <b>kettle</b> drum) Definition<br> to beat a drum, to torture by beating NASB Word Usage tortured (1). torture. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5178.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/1731.htm"><span class="l">1731. dud -- a pot, jar</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from the same as dod Definition a pot, jar NASB Word Usage<br> basket (3), baskets (2), <b>kettle</b> (1), kettles (1), pot (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1731.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7037.htm"><span class="l">7037. qallachath -- a caldron</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin of foreign origin Definition a caldron NASB Word Usage caldron (1),<br> <b>kettle</b> (1). caldron. Apparently but a form for tsallachath; a <b>kettle</b> -- caldron. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7037.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/100.htm"><span class="l">100. agmon -- a rush, bulrush</span></a><br><b>...</b> From the same as 'agam; a marshy pool (others from a different root, a <b>kettle</b>);<br> by implication a rush (as growing there); collectively a rope of rushes <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/100.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4841.htm"><span class="l">4841. merqachah -- an ointment pot</span></a><br><b>...</b> Feminine of merqach; abstractly, a seasoning (with spicery); concretely, an<br> unguent-<b>kettle</b> (for preparing spiced oil) -- pot of ointment, X well. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4841.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/huxley/lay_sermons_addresses_and_reviews/ix_on_a_piece_of.htm"><span class="l">On a Piece of Chalk. A Lecture to Working Men.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Or, to take a more familiar example, the fur on the inside of a tea-<b>kettle</b> is carbonate<br> of lime; and, for anything chemistry tells us to the contrary, the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../huxley/lay sermons addresses and reviews/ix on a piece of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cable/the_fulfilment_of_a_dream_of_pastor_hsis/chapter_xiv_a_visit_to.htm"><span class="l">A visit to the Base</span></a> <br><b>...</b> roomy railway compartments, the slow, steady movement of the broad gauge train,<br> enabling one to read and write with comfort; the rush with a tin <b>kettle</b> for hot <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cable/the fulfilment of a dream of pastor hsis/chapter xiv a visit to.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_38_1892/god_justified_though_man_believes.htm"><span class="l">God Justified, Though Man Believes Not</span></a> <br><b>...</b> He said, "There was a dog on the hearthrug, and there was a <b>kettle</b> of<br> boiling water on the fire. As the <b>kettle</b> kept puffing out <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 38 1892/god justified though man believes.htm</font><p><a href="/library/williamson/have_we_no_rights/chapter_6_the_right_to.htm"><span class="l">The Right to My Own Time</span></a> <br><b>...</b> tea" that could be called so only by courtesy; since, having no tea leaves, they<br> had instead just put a few slices of raw sweet potato into the <b>kettle</b> when it <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/williamson/have we no rights/chapter 6 the right to.htm</font><p><a href="/library/macdonald/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind/chapter_15_it_was_late.htm"><span class="l">It was Late in the Afternoon when Diamond and his Mother and the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> fire burning in the room, which their neighbour with the drunken husband had attended<br> to for them; and the tea-things were put out, and the <b>kettle</b> was boiling <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 15 it was late.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/select_masterpieces_of_biblical_literature/v_choice_of_company.htm"><span class="l">Choice of Company</span></a> <br><b>...</b> than thyself. What fellowship shall the earthen pot have with the <b>kettle</b>?<br> this shall smite, and that shall be dashed in pieces. The <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../various/select masterpieces of biblical literature/v choice of company.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/jeremiahs_call_to_do_a.htm"><span class="l">Jeremiah's Call to do a Hard Task</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Again this message came from Jehovah, "What do you see?" I answered, "A great <b>kettle</b><br> brewing hot, and it faces from the north." Then Jehovah said to me: "From <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/jeremiahs call to do a.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_gal_eph_phi_col_thess_tim_titus_and_philemon/homily_xii_ephesians_iv_17.htm"><span class="l">Ephesians iv. 17</span></a> <br><b>...</b> him? For if the fire be god, let him feed upon thy body. Put not thy god<br> under the bottom of thy <b>kettle</b>, or thy cauldron. [309] Bring <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../homily xii ephesians iv 17.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_j/the_psalmists_remonstrance_with_his.htm"><span class="l">The Psalmist's Remonstrance with his Soul</span></a> <br><b>...</b> ebullition. It would be like pouring cold water into a <b>kettle</b> on the fire.<br> It would end its bubbling. Everything has two handles. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../expositions of holy scripture j/the psalmists remonstrance with his.htm</font><p><a href="/library/hutton/history_of_the_moravian_church/chapter_xiv_the_american_experiments.htm"><span class="l">The American Experiments, 1734-1762.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> As he lay in his tent he could hear fiendish yells rend the air; he went out with<br> a <b>kettle</b>, to get some water for Cammerhof, and the savages knocked the <b>kettle</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../hutton/history of the moravian church/chapter xiv the american experiments.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/k/kettle.htm"><span class="l"><b>Kettle</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> other liquids. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>KETTLE</b>. ket'-'l <b>...</b> or bricks).<br> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Kettle</b> (2 Occurrences). 1 Samuel <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kettle.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/caldron.htm"><span class="l">Caldron (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) A large <b>kettle</b> or boiler of copper, brass, or iron.<br> [Written also cauldron.]. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CALDRON. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/caldron.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pot.htm"><span class="l">Pot (46 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (1) cir, the most common word for "pot." It designates most frequently some<br> household utensil, probably a pot or <b>kettle</b> for boiling. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pot.htm - 25k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pan.htm"><span class="l">Pan (26 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 7:30, etc.). As it held water and was used for boiling meat and the like,<br> it must have been a kind of pot or <b>kettle</b>. (3) masreth <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pan.htm - 20k</font><p><a href="/topical/v/vessel.htm"><span class="l">Vessel (118 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) A hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow receptacle of<br> any kind, as a hogshead, a barrel, a firkin, a bottle, a <b>kettle</b>, a cup, a bowl <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/vessel.htm - 40k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/ketab.htm"><span class="l">Ketab</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/ketab.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kettles.htm"><span class="l">Kettles (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kettles.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/ladle.htm"><span class="l">Ladle (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6. (vt) To take up and convey in a ladle; to dip with, or as with, a ladle; as,<br> to ladle out soup; to ladle oatmeal into a <b>kettle</b>. Multi-Version Concordance <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/ladle.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/fork.htm"><span class="l">Fork (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Samuel 2:14 and he struck it into the pan, or <b>kettle</b>, or caldron, or pot;<br> all that the fork brought up the priest took therewith. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/fork.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/fleshhook.htm"><span class="l">Fleshhook (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Samuel 2:14 And he struck it into the pan, or <b>kettle</b>, or caldron, or pot;<br> all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/fleshhook.htm - 9k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/biblical-weights-and-measures.html">What are the modern equivalents of biblical weights and measures? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/kettle.htm">Kettle: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Kettle (2 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-14.htm">1 Samuel 2:14</a></span><br />and he struck it into the pan, or <span class="boldtext">kettle</span>, or caldron, or pot; all that the fork brought up the priest took therewith. So they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/micah/3-3.htm">Micah 3:3</a></span><br />who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them, and break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/k/kettle.htm">Kettle</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/k/keturah.htm">Keturah (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/k/kettle.htm">Kettle (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/crane.htm">Crane (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sanctified.htm">Sanctified (105 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/k/ketab.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ketab"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ketab" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/k/kettles.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Kettles"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Kettles" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>