גְּבִיעַ
gᵉbîyaʻ · gheb-ee'-ah
a goblet; by analogy, the calyx of aflower
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root (meaning to be convex);
a goblet; by analogy, the calyx of aflower
- a goblet
- by analogy, the calyx of aflower
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: house, cup, pot.
Letters
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to carry, to lift up › the house, what is within › the hand that works › to see and know
To carry, to lift up of the house, what is within of the hand that works that works to see and know.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of גְּבִיעַ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
14 occurrences · 14 OT · 0 NT · 10 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- bowls6 · 43%
- the cup2 · 14%
- his bowls2 · 14%
- my cup1 · 7%
- cup1 · 7%
- and the cup1 · 7%
- pots1 · 7%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.