Some common metonymies from the Bible are listed below in alphabetical order. The word in all capital letters represents an idea. The word does not necessarily appear in every verse that has the image, but the idea that the word represents does.
There is so much in the cup that it runs over the top of the cup.
> For every time you eat this bread and drink this <u>cup</u>, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. (1 Corinthians 11:26 ULB)
People do not drink cups. They drink what is in the cup.
#### The MOUTH represents speech or words
>A fool's <u>mouth</u> is his ruin. (Proverbs 18:7 ULB)
<blockquote>Oh, how I would encourage you with my <u>mouth</u>! (Job 16:5 ULB) </blockquote>
>I heard you when you boasted against me with your <u>mouth</u>; you said many things against me. I heard them. (Ezekiel 35:13 ULB)
In these examples the mouth refers to what a person says.
#### The MEMORY OF A PERSON represents his descendants
The memory of a person represents his descendants, because they are the ones who should remember and honor him. When the Bible says that someone's memory dies, it means that either he will not have any descendants, or his descendants will all die.