Meaning of JAR

The glass bottles that were used in Egypt had a rare use at first in Palestine.

The word used in several passages to designate the clay vessels (Jer. 19:1-10) that were used for the storage of liquids (in Hebrew "baqbuq") is an onomatopoeic name that describes the sound produced by the release of the liquid. from the bottle.
The same Hebrew word is translated in 1 Kings 14:3 as vessel.

Cassiodoro de Reina's version (1569) translated in 2 Sam. 6:19 and 1 Chron. 16:3 by a "barrel of wine" and a "flask of wine" respectively, the Hebrew phrase that truly means "cake or cake." of raisins", a translation that was corrected in the revision made in 1960 by the Bible Societies.

The flasks of biblical times were generally lamb, sheep, or ox skins that were in danger of breaking with use (Josh. 9:4; Mt. 9:17). They were generally used for milk, water, wine, honey, etc.

In Psalm 109:83 the psalmist likens his sufferings to those of the wineskin put up in smoke, which is the English word used for the translation of this last type of skin vessels (Jb. 38:37).