cup
part of speech
noun (cup, cups); verb (cup — to hold in curved hands)
meaning for a pupil
1) A cup is a small container with a handle that you drink from. tree →
2) A cup is the amount a cup holds, also a unit in recipes: a cup of flour. tree →
3) A cup is a prize in a sport, often shaped like a big cup: the World Cup. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Besides drinking cups, it names the cup-shaped parts of the golden lampstand, shaped like almond blossoms. It is also Pharaoh's cup held by his butler. In the Prophets and Psalms a cup is a picture of a person's share or fate, such as an inheritance, salvation, or God's punishment. Interpretation: The lampstand (menorah) with its almond-blossom cups is a symbol of Judaism. Later tradition also uses the cup in blessings, such as the wine of Kiddush. Tradition reads the "cup of salvation" as thanks to God, and a cup of punishment as a share of judgment. In the primary lessons: a thing on the table (not a fruit); a container («each cup holds 3 sweets» = size of one group); in cooking «2 cups of milk» is a measure; in sport the cup final; in everyday life «a cup of tea», «not my cup of tea» (not what I like)
examples
- And in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof. (Torah EXO.25.34, JPS 1917) tree →
- And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof; (Torah EXO.37.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he restored the chief butler back unto his butlership; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. (Torah GEN.40.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- O LORD, the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup, Thou maintainest my lot. (Writings PSA.16.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- I will lift up the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. (Writings PSA.116.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- In the way of thy sister hast thou walked; therefore will I give her cup into thy hand. (Prophets EZK.23.31, JPS 1917) tree →
- I place one cup on the table. tree →
- Student: one cup and one pear tree →
- Each cup holds 3 sweets. How many sweets are in 5 cups? tree →
- Would you like a cup of hot chocolate? tree →
- Add two cups of flour to the bowl. tree →
- Our team won the cup! tree →
- Be careful: the cup is hot. tree →
- She cupped the little bird in her hands. tree →
- Then he filled the cup again. tree →
note
Not a fruit, so it does not count in «how many fruits». Trap: «cups of flour» counts the flour, and the cups are its measure. Hot cups can burn; hold them by the handle.
In the corpora
- And he restored the chief butler back unto his butlership; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
- And in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof.
- And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof;
- In the way of thy sister hast thou walked; therefore will I give her cup into thy hand.
- Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and appalment, with the cup of thy sister Samaria.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «cup» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.