Strong's Concordance

Original word: מֶרְקָחָה
Transliteration: merqachah
Definition (short): ointment
Definition (full): a seasoning, an unguentkettle

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: fem. of merqach
Definition: an ointment pot
NASB Translation: jar of ointment (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Feminine of merqach; abstractly, a seasoning (with spicery); concretely, an unguent-kettle (for preparing spiced oil) -- pot of ointment, X well.

see HEBREW merqach

KJV: He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
NASB: "He makes the depths boil like a pot; He makes the sea like a jar of ointment.