Hebrew · H3563, H8575 · unreviewed

כּוֹס תַּנְחוּמִים

A cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye) · compassion , solace

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כּוֹס H3563 a cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye)
Pronunciation kwōs
Cup moves from literal vessel to figurative fate or divine allotment—what one must drink or endure.
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תַּנְחוּם H8575 compassion , solace
Pronunciation tanĕḥûm
Comfort rooted in empathetic response; often God's compassionate consolation toward the afflicted or bereaved
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What does כּוֹס תַּנְחוּמִים (kos tanchumim) mean in the Bible?

כּוֹס · תַּנְחוּם is a Hebrew word meaning "cup of consolation".

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Meaning

cup of consolation
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