Cruse a utensil; a flask or cup for holding water (1 Samuel 26:11, 1 Samuel 1:26, 1 Samuel 1:26; 1 Kings 19:6) or oil (1 Kings 17:12, 1 Kings 1:17, 1 Kings 1:17). In 1 Kings 14:3 the word there so rendered means properly a bottle, as in Jeremiah 19:1, Jeremiah 1:19, or pitcher. In 2 Kings 2:20, a platter or flat metal saucer is intended. The Hebrew word here used is translated "dish" in 21:13; "pans," in 2 Chronicles 35:13; and "bosom," in Proverbs 19:24; Proverbs 1:26 (R.V., "dish").