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Lexicon :: Strong's H8168 - šōʿal

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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
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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 Box 1Ki 20:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:10 - Ben-hadad sent to him and said, “The gods do so to me and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people who follow me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:12 - Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand
and marked off the heavens with a span,
enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure
and weighed the mountains in scales
and the hills in a balance?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:19 - You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, putting to death souls who should not die and keeping alive souls who should not live, by your lying to my people, who listen to lies.
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