kos Miriam

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Pronunciations

kos Miriam (KOHS MEER-ee-ahm) listen

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Definitions

  • n. "A special goblet...that is filled with water and placed on the seder table in honor of Miriam" (JPS).

Example Sentences

  • "As we lift up Kos Miriam...alongside Kos Eliyahu...we pray that Miriam’s well may never be empty." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • כוס (של) מרים / כּוֹס (שֶׁל) מִרְיָם kos (shel) Miryam 'cup (of) Miriam'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

      Alternative Spellings

      kos shel Miriam

Notes

  • Also known in English as Miriam's cup.

    "It represents that nurturing waters of Miriam's Well and Miriam's rejoicing after the Exodus. Many feminists have added a Miriam's Cup to the seder in recent years as a symbol of women's contributions throughout Jewish history" (JPS).

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