Definition
a form for H3563; a cup; also a bag for money or weights
Traditional renderings: bag, cup, purse.
Traditional renderings: bag, cup, purse.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders כִּיס:
- δίκαιοςdikaios“just”50%
- βαλλάντιονballantion“purse”50%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
6 total
- Deuteronomy 25:13בְּכִֽיסְךָ֖ · in your bagYou shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.
- Proverbs 1:14כִּ֥יס · purseThrow in your lot with us; let us all share one purse”—
- Proverbs 16:11כִֽיס׃ · in the bagHonest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.
- Proverbs 23:31בַּכִּיס · in the cupDo not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
- Isaiah 46:6מִכִּ֔יס · their bagsThey pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales; they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god, so they can bow down and worship.
- Micah 6:11וּבְכִ֖יס · or bagsCan I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?