Scrip

SCRIP skrip:

A word connected with "scrap," and meaning a "bag," either as made from a "scrap" (of skin) or as holding "scraps" (of food, etc.). the King James Version has "scrip" in 1 Samuel 17:40 and 6 times in New Testament; the English Revised Version has "wallet" in the New Testament, but retains "script" in 1 Samuel 17:40; the American Standard Revised Version has "wallet" throughout.

See BAG.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SCRIP'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.