Box
for holding oil or perfumery (Mark 14:3). It was of the form of
a flask or bottle. The Hebrew word (pak) used for it is more
appropriately rendered "vial" in 1 Sam. 10:1, and should also be
so rendered in 2 Kings 9:1, where alone else it occurs.
Bibliography Information Easton, Matthew George. M.A., D.D., "Biblical Meaning for 'Box' Eastons Bible Dictionary". bible-history.com - Eastons; 1897.