Box
Easton, 1897
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 Samuel 10:1, and should also be so rendered in 2 Kings 9:1, where alone else it occurs.
Dictionary: M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1897, public domain).