Since the time of our ancient Egyptians, pottery industries were famous, whether they were for decoration or for making utensils and other important uses, the most prominent of which was the making of zeer to preserve water for drinking and preparing food, and it was also one of the tools that cooled water at that time, as explained by the researcher in folklore, the poet Masoud Shoman told “The Seventh Day” that the material from which the zeer is made, “clay”, is prone to breakage, so a holder was specially made for it from minerals or clay as well, and because the design of the zeer with its lower protrusions and a conical shape may cause it to have a slight inclination that may lead to To break it, it was possible to use the nucleus of dates to support it.

And the researcher in popular heritage continued that this popular proverb indicates that we should not underestimate things, no matter how small their size, which may appear before our eyes small and will not affect, and added that this nucleus may be a person, an act, or money, with which it supports a position that it was unable to solve, so the nucleus In figurative expression, it is very strong, despite its small size, which does not exceed the size of the knuckle of a finger, but it is able to support the zir and prevent it from breaking due to its hardness.