כּוֹס
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)
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What does כּוֹס (kwōs) mean in the Bible?
כּוֹס (kwōs) is a Hebrew word meaning "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)". 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) BDB: owl Usage: cup, (small) owl.
Meaning
Cup moves from literal vessel to figurative fate or divine allotment—what one must drink or endure.
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) BDB: owl Usage: cup, (small) owl. Compare 3599.
Grammatical Forms
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Biblical Occurrences
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