גָּבִיעַ
ge.vi.a (H1375)
cup
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# Gāḇīaʿ (גָּבִיעַ): The Hebrew Cup The Hebrew word *gāḇīaʿ* refers to a cup—a vessel used for drinking or holding liquids. With fourteen occurrences in the biblical text, the word appears frequently enough to indicate its everyday importance in ancient Hebrew life and communication. The term functions as a straightforward noun denoting a common household object, making it part of the vocabulary for daily domestic and ceremonial activities. The prevalence of this word across the biblical corpus suggests that cups held significance beyond mere utility. Given that the word appears 14 times despite the Bible's vast scope, it likely featured in contexts meaningful to biblical writers—whether describing ordinary meals, ritual practices, or metaphorical expressions involving drinking vessels. The consistent use of *gāḇīaʿ* indicates that the cup was a recognizable, standardized object in ancient Israelite culture, familiar enough to serve as a reference point in various types of biblical narratives and teachings.
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Put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, with his grain money.” He did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
He searched, beginning with the oldest, and ending at the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
Judah said, “What will we tell my lord? What will we speak? How will we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Behold, we are my lord’s slaves, both we and he also in whose hand the cup is found.”
He said, “Far be it from me that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he will be my slave; but as for you, go up in peace to your father.”
“You shall make a lamp stand of pure gold. The lamp stand shall be made of hammered work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it.
three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower; and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower, so for the six branches going out of the lamp stand;
and in the lamp stand four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;
He made the lamp stand of pure gold. He made the lamp stand of beaten work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers were of one piece with it.
three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower, and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower; so for the six branches going out of the lamp stand.
In the lamp stand were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;
I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, “Drink wine!”