Encyclopedia entry
Bag
Disambiguation
The source enumerates 5 distinct subjects under Bag. Jump to one below, or read in order.
- 1.A pocket of a cone-like shape in which Naaman bound two pieces of silver for Gehazi…
- 2.Another word (kees) so rendered means a bag for carrying weights (Deut.
- 3.Another word rendered “bag” in 1 Sam.
- 4.The word rendered in the Authorized Version “bags,” in which the priests bound up…
- 5.The “bag” of Judas was a small box (John 12:6; 13:29).
Bag (1)
#A pocket of a cone-like shape in which Naaman bound two pieces of silver for Gehazi (2 Kings 5:23). The same Hebrew word occurs elsewhere only in Isa. 3:22, where it is rendered “crisping-pins,” but denotes the reticules (or as R.V., “satchels”) carried by Hebrew women.
Bag (2)
#Another word (kees) so rendered means a bag for carrying weights (Deut. 25:13; Prov. 16:11; Micah 6:11). It also denotes a purse (Prov. 1:14) and a cup (23:31).
Bag (3)
#Another word rendered “bag” in 1 Sam. 17:40 is rendered “sack” in Gen. 42:25; and in 1 Sam. 9:7; 21:5 “vessel,” or wallet for carrying food.
Bag (4)
#The word rendered in the Authorized Version “bags,” in which the priests bound up the money contributed for the restoration of the temple (2 Kings 12:10), is also rendered “bundle” (Gen. 42:35; 1 Sam. 25:29). It denotes bags used by travellers for carrying money during a journey (Prov. 7:20; Hag. 1:6).
Bag (5)
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Also from Smith's (1884) +−
is the rendering of several words in the Old and New Testaments.
Charitim, the “bags” in which Naaman bound up the two talents of silver for Gehazi. (2 Kings 5:23) They were long cone-like bags of the size to hold a precise amount of money, and tied or sealed for that amount, as we stamp the value on a coin. Cis, a bag for carrying weights, (25:13) also used as a purse (Proverbs 1:14) Celi, in (Genesis 42:25) is the “sack” in which Jacob’s sons carried the corn which they brought from Egypt. The shepherd’s “bag” used by David was for the purpose of carrying the lambs unable to walk. (Zechariah 11:15; 16:5) Tschar, properly a “bundle,” (Genesis 42:35) appears to have been used by travellers for carrying money during a long journey. (Proverbs 7:20) The “bag” which Judas carried was probably a small box or chest. (John 12:6; 13:29)
In the Bible
18
Verses where Bag is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Samuel 17:40
And David took his staff in his hand, selected five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag. And with his sling in hand, he approached the Philistine.
- 1 Samuel 17:49
Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.
- Deuteronomy 25:13
You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.
- Genesis 42:35
As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of silver! And when they and their father saw the bags of silver, they were dismayed.
- Haggai 1:6
You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”
- Isaiah 46:6
They pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales; they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god, so they can bow down and worship.
+12 more verses naming Bag.
Scripture on Bag
23
Bag references
13
Voices on Bag
24
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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