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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.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

20:10

Isaiah

40:12

Ezekiel

13:19

H8168

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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 1Rey 20:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Rey 20:10 - Y Ben-adad nuevamente le envió a decir: Así me hagan los dioses, y aun me añadan, que el polvo de Samaria no bastará a los puños de todo el pueblo que me sigue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:12 - ¿Quién midió las aguas con el hueco de su mano y los cielos con su palmo, con tres dedos juntó el polvo de la tierra, y pesó los montes con balanza y con pesas los collados?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezeq 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEzeq 13:19 - ¿Y habéis de profanarme entre mi pueblo por puñados de cebada y por pedazos de pan, matando a las personas que no deben morir, y dando vida a las personas que no deben vivir, mintiendo a mi pueblo que escucha la mentira?
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