What does כִּיס mean in the Bible?
כִּיס is a Hebrew word meaning "a cup ; also a bag for money or weights".
Hebrew · H3599
כִּיס
A cup ; also a bag for money or weights
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כִּיס H3599
What does כִּיס mean in the Bible?
כִּיס is a Hebrew word meaning "a cup ; also a bag for money or weights".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3599?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in the bag (1), in the cup (1), in your bag (1), or bags (1), purse (1).
Where does כִּיס appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 25:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (3), Deuteronomy (1), Isaiah (1), Micah (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 in the bag 1× Proverbs 16:11
in the cup 1× Proverbs 23:31
in your bag 1× Deuteronomy 25:13
or bags 1× Micah 6:11
purse 1× Proverbs 1:14
their bags 1× Isaiah 46:6
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 25:13 בְּכִֽיסְךָ֖ to in your bag Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Proverbs 1:14 כִּ֥יס to purse Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 16:11 כִֽיס׃ to in the bag Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 23:31 בַּכִּיס to in the cup Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 46:6 מִכִּ֔יס to their bags Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Micah 6:11 וּבְכִ֖יס to or bags Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 25:13
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Deuteronomy 1 Proverbs 3 Isaiah 1 Micah 1
Source forms
בַּכִּיס 1x bak·kīs Proverbs 23:31
בְּכִֽיסְךָ֖ 1x bə·ḵî·sə·ḵā Deuteronomy 25:13
וּבְכִ֖יס 1x ū·ḇə·ḵîs Micah 6:11
כִּ֥יס 1x kîs Proverbs 1:14
כִֽיס׃ 1x ḵîs Proverbs 16:11
מִכִּ֔יס 1x mik·kîs Isaiah 46:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 2x Proverbs 1:14, Proverbs 16:11
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Micah 6:11
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 25:13
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Proverbs 23:31
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 46:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a cup ; also a bag for money or weights
Source Gloss
a cup ; also a bag for money or weights
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a cup; also a bag for money or weights BDB: bag Usage: bag, cup, purse.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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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