כּוֹס
𐤊𐤅𐤎
kos
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.
Psalms 116:13 · Word #1
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 H3563-06
holding-cup
| Root | כוס (k-w-s) |
| Core Meanings | holding together, containing, enclosing |
| Semantic Range | a drinking vessel, cup; a container; figuratively a portion or allotted lot (especially of blessing or wrath); possibly a small owl (by analogy to a cup-like eye cavity). |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical literature, the cup often symbolizes one’s divinely appointed portion—whether blessing, salvation, or wrath—emphasizing YHWH as the one who fills and assigns what a person must drink. The imagery of containment underscores themes of judgment, destiny, and covenantal experience. |
| Morphological Notes | Common feminine singular noun; appears in both absolute (cfsa) and construct (cfsc) states in the data. No pronominal suffix in the cited forms. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun is feminine singular (common noun, absolute or construct in the listed forms), so the rendering preserves singular number. "Holding-cup" reflects the underlying root idea of something that holds or contains, maintaining the concrete sense from which figurative uses (such as one’s allotted portion) develop. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root כוס (holding together, containing, enclosing)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3563-01 |
bakos | in the holding-cup |
H3563-02 |
hakos | the holding-cup |
H7083-01 |
haqeset | the ink-cup |
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 |