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Lexicon :: Strong's H2344 - ḥôl

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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 22:17 - indeed H3588 I will greatly H1288 bless H1288 you, and I will greatly H7235 multiply H7235 your [fn]seed H2233 as the stars H3556 of the heavens H8064 and as the sand H2344 which H834 is on the seashore; H3220 H8193 and your [fn]seed H2233 shall possess H3423 the gate H8179 of [fn]their enemies. H340

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:12 - “For You said, H559 ‘I will surely H3190 [fn]prosper H3190 you and make H7760 your [fn]descendants H2233 as the sand H2344 of the sea, H3220 which H834 is too H4480 great H7230 to be numbered.’” H5608

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:49 - Thus Joseph H3130 stored H6651 up grain H1250 [fn]in great H3966 abundance H3966 like the sand H2344 of the sea, H3220 until H5704 H3588 he stopped H2308 [fn]measuring H5608 it, for it was [fn]beyond H369 measure. H4557

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:12 - So he [fn]looked H6437 this H3541 way H3541 and that, and when he saw H7200 there H369 was no H369 one H376 around, he struck H5221 down H5221 the Egyptian H4713 and hid H2934 him in the sand. H2344

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:19 - “They will call H7121 peoples H5971 to the mountain; H2022
There H8033 they will offer H2076 righteous H6664 sacrifices; H2077
For they will [fn]draw H3243 out the abundance H8228 of the seas, H3220
And the hidden H2934 treasures H5603 of the sand.” H2344

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:4 - They came H3318 out, they and all H3605 their armies H4264 with them, as many H7227 people H5971 as the sand H2344 that is on the seashore, H3220 H8193 with very H3966 many H7227 horses H5483 and chariots. H7393

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:12 - Now the Midianites H4080 and the Amalekites H6002 and all H3605 the sons H1121 of the east H6924 were lying H5307 in the valley H6010 as numerous H7230 as locusts; H697 and their camels H1581 were without H369 number, H4557 as numerous H7230 as the sand H2344 on the seashore. H3220 H8193

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:5 - Now the Philistines H6430 assembled H622 to fight H3898 with Israel, H3478 30,000 H7970 H505 chariots H7393 and 6,000 H8337 H505 horsemen, H6571 and people H5971 like the sand H2344 which H834 is on the seashore H3220 H8193 in abundance; H7230 and they came H5927 up and camped H2583 in Michmash, H4363 east H6926 of Beth-aven. H1007

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:11 - “But I counsel H3289 that all H3605 Israel H3478 be surely H622 gathered H622 to you, from Dan H1835 even to Beersheba, H884 as the sand H2344 that is by the sea H3220 in abundance, H7230 and that [fn]you personally H6440 go H1980 into battle. H7128

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:20 - Judah H3063 and Israel H3478 were as numerous H7227 as the sand H2344 that is on the [fn]seashore H3220 in abundance; H7230 they were eating H398 and drinking H8354 and rejoicing. H8056

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:29 - Now God H430 gave H5414 Solomon H8010 wisdom H2451 and very H3966 great H7235 discernment H8394 and breadth H7341 of [fn]mind, H3820 like the sand H2344 that is on the seashore. H3220 H8193

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:3 - “For then H6258 it would be heavier H3513 than H4480 the sand H2344 of the seas; H3220
Therefore H5921 H3651 my words H1697 have been H3886 rash. H3886

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:18 - “Then I [fn]thought, H559 ‘I shall die H1478 [fn]in my nest, H7064
And I shall multiply H7235 my days H3117 as the sand. H2344

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:27 - When He rained H4305 [fn]meat H7607 upon them like the dust, H6083
Even winged H3671 fowl H5775 like the sand H2344 of the seas, H3220

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:18 - If I should count H5608 them, they would outnumber H7235 the sand. H2344
When I awake, H6974 I am still H5750 with You.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:3 - A stone H68 is heavy H3514 and the sand H2344 weighty, H5192
But the provocation H3708 of a fool H191 is heavier H3515 than H4480 both H8147 of them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:22 - For though H518 your people, H5971 O Israel, H3478 may be like the sand H2344 of the sea, H3220
Only a remnant H7605 within them will return; H7725
A destruction H3631 is determined, H2782 overflowing H7857 with righteousness. H6666

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:19 - “Your [fn]descendants H2233 would have been H1961 like the sand, H2344
And [fn]your offspring H6631 H4578 like its grains; H4579
Their name H8034 would never H3808 be cut H3772 off H3772 or destroyed H8045 from My presence.” H6440

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:22 - ‘Do you not fear H3372 Me?’ declares H5002 the LORD. H3068
‘Do you not tremble H2342 in My presence? H6440
For I have placed H7760 the sand H2344 as a boundary H1366 for the sea, H3220
An eternal H5769 decree, H2706 so it cannot H3808 cross H5674 over H5674 it.
Though the waves H1530 toss, H1607 yet they cannot H3808 prevail; H3201
Though they roar, H1993 yet they cannot H3808 cross H5674 over H5674 it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:8 - “Their widows H490 will be more H4480 numerous H6105 before Me
Than H4480 the sand H2344 of the seas; H3220
I will bring H935 against them, against H5921 the mother H517 of a young H970 man, H970
A destroyer H7703 at noonday; H6672
I will suddenly H6597 bring H5307 down H5307 on her
Anguish H5892 and dismay. H928

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:22 - ‘As the host H6635 of heaven H8064 cannot H3808 be counted H5608 and the sand H2344 of the sea H3220 cannot H3808 be measured, H4058 so H3651 I will multiply H7235 the [fn]descendants H2233 of David H1732 My servant H5650 and the Levites H3881 who minister H8334 to Me.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:10 - [fn]Yet the number H4557 of the sons H1121 of Israel H3478
Will be like the sand H2344 of the sea, H3220
Which H834 cannot H3808 be measured H4058 or numbered; H5608
And in the place H4725
Where H834 it is said H559 to them,
“You are not My people,” H5971
It will be said H559 to them,
“You are the sons H1121 of the living H2416 God.” H410

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:9 - “All H3605 of them come H935 for violence. H2555
[fn]Their horde H4041 of faces H6440 moves forward. H6921
They collect H622 captives H7628 like sand. H2344
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