v. Mud
Job 10:9 remember that as b you shaped me
Job 33:6 here am I .. from b was I also formed
Isa 29:16 perversity .. will be reputed as the b
Isa 45:9 Shall he say to him who tills it, What are you doing?
Isa 64:8 we b, and you who formed us
Jer 18:6 as the b in the potter’s hand, so
Lam 4:2 how are they reckoned as vessels of b, work
Dan 2:41 what you saw of .. in part of b cooked
Rom 9:20 Shall the vessel of b say to him who formed it, Why
Rom 9:21 power .. over the b, to make of the
2Co 4:7 but we have this treasure in vessels of b
mixture of earth and water, mud, clay. It was used to make the bricks with which houses and buildings were built, for which straw was mixed to the b., which gave it consistency, it was kneaded by stepping on it, the blocks were molded and dried in the sun or cooked on the fire, Gn 11, 3; Ex 1, 14; 5, 7 and 10-18; Na3, 14; Is 41, 25. In pottery, to make various utensils and vessels, Lv 11, 33; 14, 5 and 50; 15, 12; Nm 5, 17; 2 Sam 17, 28; 2 Tim 2, 20.
Figuratively, the figure of b. is used to remember the origin of man, the earth, to which he will return, Gn 2, 7; 3, 19. It is necessary to put trust in God and not in men or in material things, because when the human being dies he returns to b., Ps 146 (145), 4; Jb 10, 9. The b. it is what is stepped on, figure of the vile, of little value, contemptible, 2 S 22, 43; Salt 18 (17), 43; Wis 15, 10; Is 41, 25. God is the potter and we are his workmanship; we depend on him in everything, Is 64, 7; Rom 9, 21.
Digital Bible Dictionary, Grupo C Service & Design Ltda., Colombia, 2003
Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
A substance used to join bricks or stones when building a wall or rampart. Mud or clay was often used (Nah 3:14); for better houses they used clay of sand and lime.
Clay was widely used in OT times to make brick, mortar, and pottery and, in some countries, to make the tablets on which inscriptions were impressed (see CLAY TABLES). The city of Babylon was made entirely of brick, baked or dried in the sun. Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, was made mostly of brick. The villas of Egypt were built of sun-dried clay.
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
The mixture of earth and water. Various expressions arise from the use that was made of it in pottery (Isa 29:16). Job says to God: “Remember that I eat a b. you shaped me† (Job 10:9). A similar idea is expressed by †¢Elihu (Job 33:6). the b. he cannot say “to him who tills it: What are you doing?” (Isa 45:9; Jer 18:46; Rom 9:20-21). On several occasions the man is presented as b. in the hands of God (Isa 64:8; Jer 18:6). As the man learned to mold the b. and drying it in the sun to make bricks (Exo 1:14), he is said to dwell “in houses of b.” (Job 4:19). “The knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ” is something believers have, but they are “vessels of b.” (2Co 4:67).
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
type, MATE TYPE
vet, In real sense it is the mixture that results from the union of earth and water. It also has a pejorative meaning: it is applied to things of little value, despicable. In the Bible this word is found applied to man in contrast to God, and thus Saint Paul picks up this image exposed not infrequently in the Old Testament (Is. 29:16; 64:7; Jer. 18:1-6; Ec 33:13-14; Rom 9:20-21). The clay was used in constructions. The bricks were fired using a technique learned by the Israelites in Egypt (Jer. 18:3; 43:9). They were reinforced with straw, as can be seen in many ruins (Gen. 11:3; Ex. 1:14; 5:6-19), then they were put to dry in the sun and houses were built with them (Jb 38:14). Constructions were also made of precious materials, but on a smaller scale than in Greece and Rome.
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Mass resulting from the union of land and water; although it is very plastic, it hardens when it dries, especially when it is fired. It is largely composed of hydrated aluminum silicates. The Hebrew word chomer can refer to pottery “clay” (Isa 41:25), to “clay” under a seal (Job 38:14), to street “clay” (Isa 10:6), to the “mortar” that holds the bricks together (Ge 11:3) and, metaphorically, man as “clay” in the hands of his Maker, Jehovah God (Isa 45:9; compare Job 10:9). In the Christian Greek Scriptures, pe·los has the meaning of “pottery clay” (Ro 9:21) and also “moist clay”, such as that used by Jesus to heal a blind man (John 9:6, 11, 14, 15; see also BLINDNESS), while ke ra mi kos is used of a pottery “clay” vessel. (Rev 2:27.)
It is abundant in the lowlands of Israel, and in biblical times it was used to make pottery and bricks. (Jer 18:4, 6; Ex 1:14; Na 3:14; see POTTER.) Because it is possible to carve impressions into clay when it is wet and preserve it once it has dried, it was useful for making tablets and seals of documents and letters. It was also used to seal clay pots used to store wine or valuable documents, as in the case of Jeremías’ property deed. (Jer 32:14) The preservation of the Dead Sea Scrolls was largely due to the clay pots in which they were found.
The low nature of mud is alluded to with expressions such as “the mud of the streets”, “man is made of mud” or man has “come down to the mud”. (Job 10:9; 30:19; 33:6; Isa 10:6) Jehovah is called the Potter, a metaphor that perfectly agrees with man being said to be made of clay. (Isa 29:16; 45:9; 64:8; Ro 9:21) Although clay cooks a lot, it is not a strong material, and mixing iron with clay is useless. (Da 2:33-35, 41-43, 45) Clay provides little, if any, protection (Job 4:19; 13:12; Isa 41:25), and being a very common item, its value business is insignificant. (Job 27:16.)
Source: Dictionary of the Bible
A. NAMES 1. hairs (phlov”, 4081), clay, especially that used by the potter, or the builder. It is used of wet “mud,” in Joh 9:6,11,14,15, in connection with Christ’s healing of the blind man; in Rom 9:21, of the potter’s clay, about the power of the potter over it, as an illustration of God’s prerogatives in his dealings with men.¶ 2. plasma (plavsma, 4110), denotes anything molded or conformed to a form (cf. plasso; see FORMING) (Rom 9:20, lit.: “the thing formed”, KJV, KJV; KJV: “earthenware vessel”; VM, margin: “the thing made to the maker of her”).¶ Cf. the adjective plastos, made, feigned (2Pe 2:3).¶ B. Adjective ostrakinos (ojstravkino”, 3749) means made of clay or clay (from ostrakon, fired clay, sherd, helmet; similar to osteon, bone) (2Co 4:7; 2Ti 2:20 “of clay”).¶
Source: Vine New Testament Dictionary