What does גְּבִיעַ (gĕbiyʿa) mean in the Bible?
גְּבִיעַ (gĕbiyʿa): A cup's calyx-like shape extends the term from drinking vessel to botanical structure through visual analogy.
Hebrew · H1375
גְּבִיעַ
A goblet ; by analogy, the calyx of a flower
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גְּבִיעַ H1375
Pronunciation gĕbiyʿa
What does גְּבִיעַ (gĕbiyʿa) mean in the Bible?
גְּבִיעַ (gĕbiyʿa): A cup's calyx-like shape extends the term from drinking vessel to botanical structure through visual analogy.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1375?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include cups (4), - (2), its cups (2), the cup (2), and the cup (1).
Where does גְּבִיעַ (gĕbiyʿa) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 44:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (8), Genesis (5), Jeremiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It cups 4× Exodus 25:33, Exodus 25:34, Exodus 37:19, Exodus 37:20
- 2× Exodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19
its cups 2× Exodus 25:31, Exodus 37:17
the cup 2× Genesis 44:16, Genesis 44:17
and the cup 1× Genesis 44:12
my cup 1× Genesis 44:2
one 1× Genesis 44:2
pitchers 1× Jeremiah 35:5
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 44:2 גְּבִיעִ֞י to my cup Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Genesis 44:2 גְּבִ֣יעַ to one Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 44:12 הַגָּבִ֔יעַ to and the cup Article | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 44:16 הַגָּבִ֖יעַ to the cup Article | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 44:17 הַגָּבִ֜יעַ to the cup Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 25:31 גְּבִיעֶ֛יהָ to its cups Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Exodus 25:33 גְ֠בִעִים to cups Noun - masculine plural Exodus 25:33 גְבִעִ֗ים to - Noun - masculine plural Exodus 25:34 גְבִעִ֑ים to cups Noun - masculine plural Exodus 37:17 גְּבִיעֶ֛יהָ to its cups Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 44:2
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 3
Genesis 5 Exodus 8 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
גְּבִיעֶ֛יהָ 2x gə·ḇî·‘e·hā Exodus 25:31, Exodus 37:17
גְ֠בִעִים 2x ḡə·ḇi·‘îm Exodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19
גְבִעִ֗ים 2x ḡə·ḇi·‘îm Exodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19
גְבִעִ֑ים 2x ḡə·ḇi·‘îm Exodus 25:34, Exodus 37:20
גְּבִ֣יעַ 1x gə·ḇî·a‘ Genesis 44:2
גְּבִיעִ֞י 1x gə·ḇî·‘î Genesis 44:2
גְּבִעִ֛ים 1x gə·ḇi·‘îm Jeremiah 35:5
הַגָּבִ֔יעַ 1x hag·gā·ḇî·a‘ Genesis 44:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 7x Exodus 25:33, Exodus 25:34, Exodus 37:19, Exodus 37:20
Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x Genesis 44:12, Genesis 44:16, Genesis 44:17
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 2x Exodus 25:31, Exodus 37:17
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Genesis 44:2
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Genesis 44:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A cup's calyx-like shape extends the term from drinking vessel to botanical structure through visual analogy.
Source Gloss
a goblet ; by analogy, the calyx of a flower
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A cup's calyx-like shape extends the term from drinking vessel to botanical structure through visual analogy.
a goblet; by analogy, the calyx of a flower BDB: cup Usage: house, cup, pot.
Grammatical Forms
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Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain