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# goblet

«goblet» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a cup with a stem and foot, used for drinking wine or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (goblet, goblets)

### meaning for a pupil

A goblet is a cup with a stem and foot, used for drinking wine or water, often at a feast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/goblet/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A drinking cup, such as Joseph's silver cup hidden in Benjamin's sack, or the cups of wine set before the Rechabites. Interpretation: Joseph's goblet is seen as a test of whether the brothers would abandon Benjamin as they had abandoned Joseph. The Rechabites' refusal to drink is praised as loyalty to their ancestor's command. In the primary lessons: in fairy tales and feasts, a goblet is a fine cup from which a king or guest drinks

### examples

- And he searched, beginning at the eldest, and leaving off at the youngest; and the goblet was found in Benjamin's sack. (Torah GEN.44.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/goblet/#x1)
- Thy navel is like a round goblet, wherein no mingled wine is wanting; thy belly is like a heap of wheat set about with lilies. (Writings SNG.7.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/goblet/#x2)
- and I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites goblets full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them: 'Drink ye wine.' (Prophets JER.35.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/goblet/#x3)
- The queen raised her golden goblet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/goblet/#x4)
- Pour the water into the goblet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/goblet/#x5)
- He drank the wine from a silver goblet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/goblet/#x6)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «goblet» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/goblet/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.