וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלֶ֤יהָ אֱלִישָׁע֙ מָ֣ה אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לָּ֔ךְ הַגִּ֣ידִי לִ֔י מַה־יֶּשׁ־לכי [לָ֖ךְ] בַּבָּ֑יִת וַתֹּ֗אמֶר אֵ֣ין לְשִׁפְחָתְךָ֥ כֹל֙ בַּבַּ֔יִת כִּ֖י אִם־אָס֥וּךְ שָֽׁמֶן׃
以利沙對她說：«我可以為你做甚麼呢？告訴我，你家裡有甚麼？»她說：«你的婢女家裡甚麼都沒有，只有一小瓶油。»
Rashi
A jar of oil. Enough oil for anointment [=אָסוּךְ], and the ‘א’ is part of the root,3Alternatively, the root is סוך, and the ‘א’ is an added prefix.—Radak like the ‘א’ of, “and my speech [=וְאַחְוָתִי] in your ears,”4Iyov 13:17. and the ‘א’ of, “the dread [=אִבְחַת] of those struck down by the sword.”5Yechezkeil 21:20.