Albert Barnes Commentary 2 Kings 4:2

"And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me; what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid hath not anything in the house, save a pot of oil." — 2 Kings 4:2 (ASV)

A pot of oil—Or, “an anointing of oil,” meaning enough oil for a single anointing of my person. The word used occurs only in this passage.