The meaning of “כִּיס”
Understanding kîyç reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
a form for כּוֹס bag, cup, purse. - a cup - also a bag formoney or weights 1) bag, purse 1a) for weights, money
כִּיס
a form for כּוֹס bag, cup, purse. - a cup - also a bag formoney or weights 1) bag, purse 1a) for weights, money
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 25:13 | “Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.” Word: כִּיס (kîyç) | |
| Proverbs 1:14 | “Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:” Word: כִּיס (kîyç) | |
| Proverbs 16:11 | “A just weight and balance are the Lord’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.” Word: כִּיס (kîyç) | |
| Isaiah 46:6 | “They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.” Word: כִּיס (kîyç) | |
| Micah 6:11 | “Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?” Word: כִּיס (kîyç) |
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