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Lexicon :: Strong's H2344 - ḥôl

Aa
חוֹל
Transliteration
ḥôl
Pronunciation
khole
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 623a

Strong’s Definitions

חוֹל chôwl, khole; from H2342; sand (as round or whirling particles):—sand.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's H2344 in the following manner: sand (23x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's H2344 in the following manner: sand (23x).

  1. sand

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חוֹל chôwl, khole; from H2342; sand (as round or whirling particles):—sand.
STRONGS H2344: Abbreviations
† חוֺל noun masculineHos 2:1 sand (perhaps as turning or whirling; otherwise explained by Sta, see below חֲוִילָה; Late Hebrew id., Aramaic חָלָא, Hxo) — ח׳ absolute Genesis 22:17 + 15 times; construct Genesis 32:13 + 6 times; — sand Exodus 2:12 (E); set as bound for sea Jeremiah 5:22; שְׂפֻנֵי טמוני ח׳ Deuteronomy 33:19 hidden treasures of sand, poetic for glass (regarded as mysteriously produced out of sand, see Di and references);
a. usually sand of seashore, simile of numberlessness, vastness, so of Abraham's seed Genesis 22:17 (J; compare Genesis 15:5); Jacob's Genesis 32:13 (E) of a host Joshua 11:4 (JE), Judges 7:12; 1 Samuel 13:5; 2 Samuel 17:11; a people 1 Kings 4:20; Hosea 2:1; Isaiah 10:22; Isaiah 48:19 (|| וְצֶאֱצָאֵי מֶעֶיךָ כִּמְעֹתָ֑יו), Jeremiah 33:22; Habakkuk 1:9; of corn gathered by Joseph Genesis 41:49; of days of Job Job 29:18 (on interpretation = phoenix, see Di); of birds עוף כנף (i.e. quails) Psalm 78:27 (|| כֶּעָפָר); of vast extent of Solomon's wisdom 1 Kings 5:9.
b. in compare, more than the sand Jeremiah 15:8 (widows of Judah); thoughts of God Psalm 139:18.
c. of weight (in balances), metaphor of Job's vexation (כַּעַשׂ) Job 6:3 heavier than the sand, compare וְנֵטֶל הַחוֺל Proverbs 27:3 (|| כֹּבֶד אֶבֶן), said of כַּעַס אֱוִיל. — Combinations are: כח׳ אשׁר על שׂפת הים Genesis 22:17; Joshua 11:4; 1 Samuel 13:5; 1 Kings 5:9; הַיָּם כח׳ Genesis 32:13; Genesis 41:49; Isaiah 10:22; Hosea 2:1 (+ אשׁר לא יִמַּד ולא יִסָּפֵר); הַיָּם ח׳ Jeremiah 33:22; שֶׁעַלשֿׂפת הים לרב כח׳ Judges 7:12; אשׁרעֿלהֿים לרב כח׳ 2 Samuel 17:11; 1 Kings 4:20; (מ)חול יַמִּים Job 6:3; Psalm 78:27; Jeremiah 15:8.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

15:5; 22:17; 22:17; 22:17; 32:13; 32:13; 32:13; 41:49; 41:49

Exodus

2:12

Deuteronomy

33:19

Joshua

11:4; 11:4

Judges

7:12; 7:12

1 Samuel

13:5; 13:5

2 Samuel

17:11; 17:11

1 Kings

4:20; 4:20; 5:9; 5:9

Job

6:3; 6:3; 29:18

Psalms

78:27; 78:27; 139:18

Proverbs

27:3

Isaiah

10:22; 10:22; 48:19

Jeremiah

5:22; 15:8; 15:8; 33:22; 33:22

Hosea

2:1; 2:1; 2:1

Habakkuk

1:9

H2344

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2344 matches the Hebrew חוֹל (ḥôl),
which occurs 23 times in 23 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:49 - And H6651➔ Joseph H3130 gathered ➔H6651 corn H1250 as the sand H2344 of the sea, H3220 very H3966 much, H7235 until H5704 he left H2308 numbering; H5608 for H3588 it was without H369 number. H4557

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:12 - And he looked H6437 this way H3541 and that way, H3541 and when he saw H7200 that H3588 there was no H369 man, H376 he slew H5221 the Egyptian, H4713 and hid him H2934 in the sand. H2344

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:19 - They shall call H7121➔ the people H5971 unto ➔H7121 the mountain; H2022 there H8033 they shall offer H2076 sacrifices H2077 of righteousness: H6664 for H3588 they shall suck H3243 of the abundance H8228 of the seas, H3220 and of treasures H8226 hid H2934 in the sand. H2344

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:4 - And they went out, H3318 they H1992 and all H3605 their hosts H4264 with them, H5973 much H7227 people, H5971 even as the sand H2344 that H834 is upon H5921 the sea H3220 shore H8193 in multitude, H7230 with horses H5483 and chariots H7393 very H3966 many. H7227

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:12 - And the Midianites H4080 and the Amalekites H6002 and all H3605 the children H1121 of the east H6924 lay along H5307 in the valley H6010 like grasshoppers H697 for multitude; H7230 and their camels H1581 were without H369 number, H4557 as the sand H2344 by H5921 the sea H3220 side H8193 for multitude. H7230

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:5 - And the Philistines H6430 gathered themselves together H622 to fight H3898 with H5973 Israel, H3478 thirty H7970 thousand H505 chariots, H7393 and six H8337 thousand H505 horsemen, H6571 and people H5971 as the sand H2344 which H834 is on H5921 the sea H3220 shore H8193 in multitude: H7230 and they came up, H5927 and pitched H2583 in Michmash, H4363 eastward H6926 from Bethaven. H1007

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:11 - Therefore H3588 I counsel H3289 that H622➔ all H3605 Israel H3478 be ➔H622➔ generally H622 gathered ➔H622 unto thee, H5921 from Dan H1835 even to H5704 Beersheba, H884 H884 as the sand H2344 that H834 is by H5921 the sea H3220 for multitude; H7230 and H6440➔ that thou go H1980 to battle H7128 in thine own person. ➔H6440

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:20 - Judah H3063 and Israel H3478 were many, H7227 as the sand H2344 which H834 is by H5921 the sea H3220 in multitude, H7230 eating H398 and drinking, H8354 and making merry. H8056

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:29 - And H5414➔ God H430 gave ➔H5414 Solomon H8010 wisdom H2451 and understanding H8394 exceeding H3966 much, H7235 and largeness H7341 of heart, H3820 even as the sand H2344 that H834 is on H5921 the sea H3220 shore. H8193

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:3 - For H3588 now H6258 it would be heavier H3513 than the sand H2344 of the sea: H3220 therefore H5921 H3651 my words H1697 are swallowed up. H3886

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:18 - Then I said, H559 I shall die H1478 in H5973 my nest, H7064 and H2344➔ I shall multiply H7235 my days H3117 as the sand. ➔ H2344

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:18 - If I should count them, H5608 they are more in number H7235 than the sand: H2344 when I awake, H6974 I am still H5750 with thee. H5973

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:22 - For H3588 though H518 thy people H5971 Israel H3478 be H1961 as the sand H2344 of the sea, H3220 yet a remnant H7605 of them shall return: H7725 the consumption H3631 decreed H2782 shall overflow H7857 with righteousness. H6666

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:19 - Thy seed H2233 also had been H1961 as the sand, H2344 and the offspring H6631 of thy bowels H4578 like the gravel thereof; H4579 his name H8034 should H3772➔ not H3808 have been cut off ➔H3772 nor H3808 destroyed H8045 from before me. H6440

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:22 - Fear ye H3372 not H3808 me? H853 saith H5002 the LORD: H3068 will ye H2342➔ not H3808 tremble ➔H2342 at H518 my presence, H6440 which H834 have placed H7760 the sand H2344 for the bound H1366 of the sea H3220 by a H2706➔ perpetual H5769 decree, ➔H2706 that H3808➔ it H5674➔ cannot ➔H3808 pass it: ➔H5674 and though H1607➔ the waves thereof H1530 toss themselves, ➔H1607 yet H3808➔ can they H3201➔ not ➔H3808 prevail; ➔H3201 though they roar, H1993 yet H3808➔ can they H5674➔ not ➔H3808 pass over it? ➔H5674

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:8 - Their widows H490 are increased H6105 to me H589 above the sand H2344 of the seas: H3220 I have brought H935 upon them against H5921 the mother H517 of the young men H970 a spoiler H7703 at noonday: H6672 I have caused him to fall H5307 upon it H5921 suddenly, H6597 and terrors H928 upon the city. H5892

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:22 - As H834 the host H6635 of heaven H8064 cannot H3808 be numbered, H5608 neither H3808 the sand H2344 of the sea H3220 measured: H4058 so H3651 will I multiply H7235 the seed H2233 of David H1732 my servant, H5650 and H853 the Levites H3881 that minister H8334 unto me. H853

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:10 - Yet H1961➔ the number H4557 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 shall be ➔H1961 as the sand H2344 of the sea, H3220 which H834 cannot H3808 be measured H4058 nor H3808 numbered; H5608 and it shall come to pass, H1961 that in the place H4725 where H834 it was said H559 unto them, Ye H859 are not H3808 my people, H5971 there it shall be said H559 unto them, Ye are the sons H1121 of the H410➔ living H2416 God. ➔H410

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:9 - They H3605➔ shall come H935 all ➔H3605 for violence: H2555 their faces H6440 shall sup up H4041 as the east wind, H6921 and they shall gather H622 the captivity H7628 as the sand. H2344
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