שֹׁ֫עַל
sho.al
“handful”
Definition
the palm; by extension, a handful
from an unused root meaning to hollow out;
- hollow hand, hollow of hand, handful 1a) hollow hand, hollow of hand 1b) handful
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
שֹׁ֫עַל appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”
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Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand,or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand?Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket,or weighed the mountains on a scaleand the hills with a balance?
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