v. Pitcher, Jar, Vessel
Gen 21:14 bread, and a cup of water, and gave it to Hagar
Psa 119:83 because I am like him or to the smoke; but
Matt 9:17; Mark 2:22; Luk 5:37 wine .. in or old
container made of goat or sheep leather; sometimes with camel or ox leather. The leather was tanned by sewing the skin corresponding to the legs, leaving the end of the neck open to introduce or empty the liquid. It was useful for carrying water, Gn 21, 14, and wine, Jos 9, 4 and 13.
Digital Bible Dictionary, Grupo C Service & Design Ltda., Colombia, 2003
Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
Container for liquids that was achieved by tanning animal skins, usually sheep or goats. They were also made of ox or camel skin. The most common method was to remove the meat and bones from the animal, leaving the skin intact. Then it was turned so that its inner part was facing out. The extremities were tied well, sealing them. The neck part was arranged to serve as a dump. They were there to store water (Gen 21:14), milk (Jdg 4:19), or oil. But its greatest use was for wine (Jos 9:4, Jos 9:13; Mat 9:17). he or to store freshly fermented wine it had to be new and resistant, otherwise it would be damaged, spilling the liquid (Mat 9:17; Mar 2:22; Luc 5:37). In poetic language it is said in Job 38:37: †œ…the o. of the heavens, who makes them bow?† , making a comparison between rain and the act of pouring water from an o.
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
type, UTEN
vet, Deep container, leather or animal skin, sewn in the form of a sack, to receive liquids: water (Gen. 21:14), wine (Jos. 9:4), oil and, especially, milk (Jue. 4:19; cf. Job 32:19; Matt 9:17). In Ps. 119:83 there is mention of “smoky skin,” which probably refers to the deterioration of a skin exposed to smoke from a chimney. The new wine, which is still undergoing a fermentation process, must be put into new wineskins, which will be able to resist this process, while the old skins would burst (Mt. 9:17; Mr. 2:22; Lk. 5: 37, 38).
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Stitched and glued skin used to contain liquids, such as water, oil, milk, and wine, and other substances, such as butter and cheese. It was the most widespread container in ancient times.
The skin (Gr. a·skos) used to be made in the following way: an animal was slaughtered, its head and legs were cut off, and then the skin was carefully skinned so that it did not have to be split open. The skin was tanned and all but one opening was sewn shut. This opening, which could be the neck or one of the legs, was left unsewn and closed with a plug or string. The skins used to make skins were sheep, goat and sometimes ox. On some occasions the hair of the animal was kept in the skins destined to contain milk, butter, cheese and water. However, a more complete tanning process was required in the skins used for oil and wine. Even in more recent times many wineskins have been made in the Middle East in much the same way as the one already mentioned. If the water hides are not properly tanned, the water takes on an unpleasant taste.
When Abraham sent Hagar away, he gave her “a skin of water.” (Ge 21:14, 15, 19) The Gibeonites told Joshua: “These are the wineskins that we filled new, and, look! they have burst” (Jos 9:13), which could happen over time due to the pressure created by the active fermentation of the wine. Elihu said the following: “Look! My belly is like wine that has no breather; like new skins, it wants to burst† . (Job 32:19) As a general rule, new wineskins could withstand the internal pressure of carbon dioxide generated by wine fermentation, unlike old wineskins, which over time hardened, lost their elasticity, and could burst easily. Jesus Christ appropriately said: “Neither do they put new wine into old skins; but if they do put it in, then the skins burst and the wine spills and the skins spoil. Rather, new wine is put into new wineskins, and both are preserved† . (Mt 9:17; Mr 2:22; Lu 5:37, 38) This illustration was part of Jesus’ answer as to why his disciples did not submit to all the ancient customs and practices of the Pharisees . It is evident that Jesus meant that the truth of Christianity was too powerful and forceful for the old system of Judaism to hold, that it no longer had vitality and elasticity, and that it was fading fast. (Mt 9:14-16.)
David, a fugitive besieged by his enemies, referred to the skin figuratively, praying to God, in whom he had placed his trust, not to forget his tears: “Put my tears, yes, in your skin.” (Ps 56:8)
Sometimes the wineskins filled with wine were probably hung in a place where they could be smoked, in order to protect them from insects or so that the wine quickly acquired the desired properties. On the other hand, when skins were not in use, they may have been hung in rooms without chimneys, where they would be darkened by the smoke from the fires that were built there. These wineskins would soon lose their elasticity and become stiff. Perhaps this is the substance of the words uttered by the psalmist beset by difficulties: “For I have become like a skin in the smoke.” (Ps 119:83; see POTTER; VESSELS.)
Source: Dictionary of the Bible
askos (ajskov”, 779), leather skin, for wine. It is used in Mat 9:17, four times; Mk 2.22, four times; Luk 5:37, three times, 38. The KJV translates “skins” and “skins”. A whole goatskin could be used, eg, by tying the openings and, once full, tying the neck part. They were tanned with acacia bark, and the hair was left outside. New wine, fermenting, would burst old wineskins (cf. Josh 9:13; Job 32:19). Hanging over the smoke to dry, the skins became wrinkled (cf. Psa 119:83).¶
Source: Vine New Testament Dictionary