Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The rim, border, or upper edge of a cup, dish, or any hollow vessel used for holding anything. 2. (n.) The edge or margin, as of a fountain, or of the water contained in it; the brink; border. 3. (n.) The rim of a hat. 4. (v. i.) To be full to the brim. 5. (v. t.) To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top. 6. (a.) Fierce; sharp; cold. See Breme. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia BRIM qatseh or qetseh = "an extremity" (in a variety of applications and idioms), "border," "edge," "side," "shore" (Joshua 3:15 the King James Version; the Revised Version (British and American) "brink"); also saphah or sepheth = "edge," "lip" (1 Kings 7:23, 24, 26 2 Chronicles 4:2, 5). In John 2:7, the adverb ano, is used to emphasize the verb egemisan = "to fill," thus giving the idea of "filling to the top."

Multi-Version Concordance Brim (9 Occurrences) John 2:7 Jesus said to them, "Fill the water pots with water." They filled them up to the brim. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Joshua 3:15 And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,) (KJV WBS) 1 Kings 7:23 He made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and its height was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits encircled it. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV) 1 Kings 7:24 Under its brim around there were buds which encircled it, for ten cubits, encircling the sea: the buds were in two rows, cast when it was cast. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV) 1 Kings 7:26 It was a handbreadth thick: and its brim was worked like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it held two thousand baths. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV) 2 Chronicles 4:2 Also he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass; and its height was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits encircled it. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV) 2 Chronicles 4:5 It was a handbreadth thick; and its brim was worked like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it received and held three thousand baths. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV) Proverbs 3:10 So your store-houses will be full of grain, and your vessels overflowing with new wine. (See NIV) Isaiah 30:33 For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it. (Root in KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)