כוֹס
𐤊𐤅𐤎
khos
cup
from an unused root meaning to hold together; 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); cup, (small) owl. Compare כִּיס.
H3563
Genesis 40:13 · Word #12
Lexicon H3563
| Lemma | כּוֹס |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤅𐤎 |
| Transliteration | kôwç |
| Strong's | H3563 |
| In-context | cup |
Morphology HNcfsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H3563-02
a holding-cup
| Root | כוס (k-w-s) |
| Core Meanings | holding together, containing, vessel, gathered portion |
| Semantic Range | drinking cup, vessel, goblet; figuratively a portion, lot, or destiny (especially of blessing or wrath); possibly also a small owl (by analogy to a cup-like eye cavity). |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical usage, the "cup" often symbolizes one’s appointed portion from YHWH—whether salvation, blessing, suffering, or judgment—making it a powerful metaphor for divine allotment and covenantal destiny. |
| Morphological Notes | HNcfsa and HNcfsc: Hebrew noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute and construct forms respectively. No pronominal suffix is present. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun כּוֹס is a feminine singular common noun (absolute or construct in the cited forms), so the rendering reflects a singular object. "Holding-cup" preserves the sense of a container derived from a root meaning "to hold together," highlighting its function as that which gathers and contains liquid or metaphorical portion. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root כוס (holding together, containing, vessel, gathered portion)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3563-01 |
hakos | the holding-cup |
H3563-03 |
kos | holding-cup |
H7083-01 |
veqeset | and an ink-vessel of |
Word Usage (34 occurrences of H3563)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 40:11 | וְ/כ֥וֹס | vekhos | And Pharaoh's cup |
| Genesis 40:11 | כּ֣וֹס | kos | Pharaoh's cup |
| Genesis 40:11 | הַ/כּ֖וֹס | hakos | cup |