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Strong's H3537 כַּד (kad)

Kad means “barrel” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3537 — nipter (“bason”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3537
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 17
Books 4

Strong's H3537 Quick Answer

Strong's H3537 כַּד (kad) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. kad (kad) n-f. 1. (properly) a pail 2. (generally) earthenware vessel It has 17 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include pitchers, barrel, barrels, and pitcher. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
kad (kad) n-f. 1. (properly) a pail 2. (generally) earthenware vessel
Usage
17 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
pitchers, barrel, barrels, and pitcher

Meaning and Definition

kad (kad) n-f. 1. (properly) a pail 2. (generally) earthenware vessel 3. a jar for domestic purposes [from an unused root meaning to deepen] KJV: barrel, pitcher.

Original Word
כַּד
Transliteration
kad
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3537. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H3537 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kad, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

barrel 1 Kings 17:12 pitchers Judges 7:16 barrels 1 Kings 18:33 pitcher Ecclesiastes 12:6

How Strong's H3537 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3537 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3537 in the Old Testament

17 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 24:14 KJV

And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.

Genesis 24:15 KJV

And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

Genesis 24:16 KJV

And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

Usage Excerpts

First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3537.

Genesis 24:14 Old Testament, KJV
And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
Genesis 24:15 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
Genesis 24:16 Old Testament, KJV
And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
Genesis 24:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
Genesis 24:18 Old Testament, KJV
And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
Genesis 24:20 Old Testament, KJV
And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
Genesis 24:43 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
Genesis 24:45 Old Testament, KJV
And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
Genesis 24:46 Old Testament, KJV
And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.
Judges 7:16 Old Testament, KJV
And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.
Judges 7:19 Old Testament, KJV
So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands.
Judges 7:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.
1 Kings 17:12 Old Testament, KJV
And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
1 Kings 17:14 Old Testament, KJV
For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.
1 Kings 17:16 Old Testament, KJV
And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.
1 Kings 18:33 Old Testament, KJV
And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.
Ecclesiastes 12:6 Old Testament, KJV
Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3537, grouped by book.

Genesis 9 usages, Old Testament
Judges 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 4 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3537 FAQ

What does kad (כַּד) mean?

Kad (Strong's H3537) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "barrel". kad (kad) n-f. 1. (properly) a pail 2. (generally) earthenware vessel

How many times is kad (כַּד) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's H3537 across 4 books.

Where can I study kad (כַּד) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3537 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate kad (כַּד)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as pitchers, barrel, barrels, and pitcher. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.