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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
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 Box 1Ki 20:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:10 - Ben Hadad envoya dire à Achab: Que les dieux me traitent dans toute leur rigueur, si la poussière de Samarie suffit pour remplir le creux de la main de tout le peuple qui me suit!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:12 - Qui a mesuré les eaux dans le creux de sa main, Pris les dimensions des cieux avec la paume, Et ramassé la poussière de la terre dans un tiers de mesure? Qui a pesé les montagnes au crochet, Et les collines à la balance?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:19 - Vous me déshonorez auprès de mon peuple Pour des poignées d'orge et des morceaux de pain, En tuant des âmes qui ne doivent pas mourir, Et en faisant vivre des âmes qui ne doivent pas vivre, Trompant ainsi mon peuple, qui écoute le mensonge.
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