Thing

Shepherd’s bag/pouch

Human-made Things in the Bible

The shepherd’s bag was a pouch hung from the shoulder by a strap or attached to the belt or sash around the waist. It could be made of leather or cloth.

How it was used

The shepherd used the bag to carry food and small personal items.

In the Bible

The Hebrew and Greek words for it, and every verse where each is used

יַלְקוּט yalqut · 1 verse
כְּלִי, הָרֹעִים kli · haro‘im · 2 verses

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Sources

Plants and Trees in the Bible, Animals in the Bible and Human-made Things in the Bible © United Bible Societies, 2025 (adapted from Each According to its Kind: Plants and Trees in the Bible by Robert Koops, All Creatures Great and Small: Living Things in the Bible by Edward R. Hope, and The Works of Their Hands: Man-made Things in the Bible by Ray Pritz), CC BY-SA 4.0; adapted for eRhema