Strong H8168שֹׁ֫עַל
handful
- Transliteration
- shô‛al
- Pronunciation
- sho'-al
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From an unused root meaning to hollow out; the palm; by extension a handful: - {handful} hollow of the band.
Detailed definition
1) hollow hand, hollow of hand, handful
1a) hollow hand, hollow of hand
1b) handful
1a) hollow hand, hollow of hand
1b) handful
In the Bible
Strong H8168 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- handful2
- hand1
First verses
- 1 Kings 20:10And Ben–hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
- Isaiah 40:12Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
- Ezekiel 13:19And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?