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Goblet

A laver or trough for washing garments. In Cant. 7:2, a bowl or drinking vessel, a bowl for mixing wine; in Ex. 24:6, a sacrificial basin. (See CUP.)

Also from Smith's (1884) +

a circular vessel for wine or other liquid.

In the Bible

3

Verses where Goblet is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Isaiah 51:17

    Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury; you who have drained the goblet to the dregs— the cup that makes men stagger.

  • Isaiah 51:22

    Thus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God, who defends His people: “See, I have removed from your hand the cup of staggering. From that goblet, the cup of My fury, you will never drink again.

  • Song of Solomon 7:2

    Your navel is a rounded goblet; it never lacks blended wine. Your waist is a mound of wheat encircled by the lilies.

Scripture on Goblet

3

Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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