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Lexicon :: Strong's H8168 - šōʿal

Aa
שֹׁעַל
Transliteration
šōʿal
Pronunciation
sho'-al
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to hollow out
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2432a

Strong’s Definitions

שֹׁעַל shôʻal, sho'-al; from an unused root meaning to hollow out; the palm; by extension, a handful:—handful, hollow of the hand.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H8168 in the following manner: handful (2x), hollow of his hand (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H8168 in the following manner: handful (2x), hollow of his hand (1x).

  1. hollow hand, hollow of hand, handful

    1. hollow hand, hollow of hand

    2. handful

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שֹׁעַל shôʻal, sho'-al; from an unused root meaning to hollow out; the palm; by extension, a handful:—handful, hollow of the hand.
STRONGS H8168: Abbreviations
† [שֹׁ֫עַל] noun [masculine] hollow hand, handful; —
1. hollow hand: suffix בְּשָׁעֳלוֺ Isaiah 40:12 (figurative of י׳ holding waters).
2. handful: plural שְׁעָלִים 1 Kings 20:10 (dust, in hyperb.); construct שַׁעֲלֵי שְׂעֹרִים (as if from [שַׁ֫עַל] Kö ii. l. 35) Ezekiel 13:19 handfuls of barley.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

20:10

Isaiah

40:12

Ezekiel

13:19

H8168

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8168 matches the Hebrew שֹׁעַל (šōʿal),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:10 - Ben-hadad H1130 sent H7971 word to him and said H559, “May the gods H430 do H6213 so H3541 to me and more H3254 so H3541, [fn]if H518 the dust H6083 of Samaria H8111 will be enough H5606 for handfuls H8168 for all H3605 the people H5971 who H834 [fn]follow H7272 me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:12 -

Who H4310 has measured H4058 the [fn]waters H4325 in the hollow H8168 of H8168 His hand H8168,

And measured H8505 the heavens H8064 with a [fn]span H2239,

And [fn]calculated H3557 the dust H6083 of the earth H776 with a measure H7991,

And weighed H8254 the mountains H2022 in a balance H6425

And the hills H1389 in a pair of scales H3976?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:19 - “For handfuls H8168 of barley H8184 and pieces H6604 of bread H3899, you have profaned H2490 Me to My people H5971, to put H4191 to H4191 death H4191 [fn]some H5315 who H834 should not die H4191, and to keep H2421 [fn]others H5315 alive H2421 who H834 should not live H2421, by your lying H3576 to My people H5971 who listen H8085 to lies H3577.”’”
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