| Easton's Bible Dictionary A laver or trough for washing garments. In Cant. 7:2, a bowl or drinking vessel, a bowl for mixing wine; in Exodus 24:6, a sacrificial basin. (see CUP.) Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) A kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard, but without a handle. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia GOBLET gob'-let ('aggan): A bowl or basin (Songs 7:2), the only place where the word is used. `Aggan is used in the plural in Exodus 24:6 and Isaiah 22:24, and is translated "basins" and "cups." These "basins" were used to hold the blood of the sacrifices and must have been of moderate size. The "cups" were bowl-shaped vessels and belonged evidently to the smaller class of vessels used in a house. | Multi-Version Concordance Goblet (6 Occurrences) Genesis 44:2 And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his grain money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. (See JPS) Genesis 44:12 And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left off at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack. (See JPS) Genesis 44:17 And he said, Far be it from me that I should do so: the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, get you up in peace unto your father. (See JPS) Song of Songs 7:2 Your body is like a round goblet, no mixed wine is wanting. Your waist is like a heap of wheat, set about with lilies. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS NIV) Isaiah 51:17 Arouse thyself, arouse thyself, stand up, Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of Jehovah the cup of his fury. Thou hast drunk, hast drained out the goblet-cup of bewilderment: (DBY YLT NIV) Isaiah 51:22 thus saith thy Lord, Jehovah, and thy God, who pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I take out of thy hand the cup of bewilderment, the goblet-cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again: (DBY YLT NIV) |