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Fleshpot
FLESHPOT, FLESH-POT (סִ֣יר הַבָּשָׂ֔ר, meaning pot of flesh or meat). These pots were large metal kettles which were used for the cooking of meat. Other purposes for which the pots were used are the boiling of water and for washing.
The specific reference to fleshpots is found in
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
(cir ha-basar, "pot of the flesh"):
One of the six kinds of cooking utensils spoken of as pots or pans or caldrons or basins. Probably usually made of bronze or earthenware. The only mention of flesh-pots, specifically so named, is in
See Food.