[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cup/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) / cup # cup noun (cup, cups); verb (cup — to hold in curved hands) «cup» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. A cup is a small container with a handle that you drink from. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cup/#m1) 2. A cup is the amount a cup holds, also a unit in recipes: a cup of flour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cup/#m2) 3. A cup is a prize in a sport, often shaped like a big cup: the World Cup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cup/#m3) ### In the 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 - I place one cup on the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cup/#x1) - Student: one cup and one pear [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cup/#x2) - Each cup holds 3 sweets. How many sweets are in 5 cups? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cup/#x3) - Would you like a cup of hot chocolate? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cup/#x4) - Add two cups of flour to the bowl. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cup/#x5) - Our team won the cup! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cup/#x6) - Be careful: the cup is hot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cup/#x7) - She cupped the little bird in her hands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cup/#x8) - Then he filled the cup again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cup/#x9) ### 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 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. ### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cup/#x1) - 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cup/#x2) - 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cup/#x3) - O LORD, the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup, Thou maintainest my lot. (Writings PSA.16.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cup/#x4) - I will lift up the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. (Writings PSA.116.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cup/#x5) - 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cup/#x6) ### 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. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «cup» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cup/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«cup» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cup.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «cup» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cup/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«cup» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/cup.html) on Mova free.