Hebrew · H1375

גְּבִיעַ

גְּבִיעַ (gĕbiyʿa): A cup's calyx-like shape extends the term from drinking vessel to botanical structure through visual analogy.

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גְּבִיעַH1375
Pronunciationgĕbiyʿa

What does גְּבִיעַ (gĕbiyʿa) mean in the Bible?

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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.

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
cups4×Exodus 25:33, Exodus 25:34, Exodus 37:19, Exodus 37:20
-2×Exodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19
its cups2×Exodus 25:31, Exodus 37:17
the cup2×Genesis 44:16, Genesis 44:17
and the cup1×Genesis 44:12
my cup1×Genesis 44:2
one1×Genesis 44:2
pitchers1×Jeremiah 35:5
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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 44:2
Aligned rows14
Books represented3
Genesis5Exodus8Jeremiah1
Source forms
גְּבִיעֶ֛יהָ2xgə·ḇî·‘e·hāExodus 25:31, Exodus 37:17
גְ֠בִעִים2xḡə·ḇi·‘îmExodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19
גְבִעִ֗ים2xḡə·ḇi·‘îmExodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19
גְבִעִ֑ים2xḡə·ḇi·‘îmExodus 25:34, Exodus 37:20
גְּבִ֣יעַ1xgə·ḇî·a‘Genesis 44:2
גְּבִיעִ֞י1xgə·ḇî·‘îGenesis 44:2
גְּבִעִ֛ים1xgə·ḇi·‘îmJeremiah 35:5
הַגָּבִ֔יעַ1xhag·gā·ḇî·a‘Genesis 44:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural7xExodus 25:33, Exodus 25:34, Exodus 37:19, Exodus 37:20
Article | Noun - masculine singular3xGenesis 44:12, Genesis 44:16, Genesis 44:17
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular2xExodus 25:31, Exodus 37:17
Noun - masculine singular construct1xGenesis 44:2
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular1xGenesis 44:2
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