ge.vi.a denotes a cup, either a vessel handled or found in a narrative or a cup-shaped feature on the lampstand.

The dominant attested use names the almond-shaped cup-like features on the gold lampstand; it also denotes portable cups, including a silver cup placed in a sack and cups set before people with wine.

1. Cup-shaped features of the lampstand · dominant

   The plural forms designate features belonging to the lampstand and its branches. In Exodus 25:33 the APB renders three “almond-shaped cups” on each branch, while Exodus 25:34 places four such cups on the lampstand itself; Exodus 37:19 and Exodus 37:20 repeat this description in the making of the lampstand.

   Exodus 25:31Exodus 25:33Exodus 25:34Exodus 37:17Exodus 37:19Exodus 37:20
2. Portable vessels in a narrative setting · common

   The singular form identifies a particular vessel placed in the youngest one's sack and specified as silver in Genesis 44:2. In Genesis 44:12, Genesis 44:16, and Genesis 44:17, the same item is found in a person's sack or hand and determines who will remain a servant; Jeremiah 35:5 uses the plural when cups are set before the Rechabites together with bowls full of wine.

   Genesis 44:2Genesis 44:12Genesis 44:16Genesis 44:17Jeremiah 35:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “cups” throughout, adding “almond-shaped” for the lampstand features in Exodus 25:33 and Exodus 25:34 and identifying the Genesis 44:2 item as “the silver cup.” These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation rather than establish a separate lexical distinction.