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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 Box Gen 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:17 - that blessing I bless thee, and multiplying I multiply thy seed as stars of the heavens, and as sand which is on the sea-shore; and thy seed doth possess the gate of his enemies;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:12 - and Thou -- Thou hast said, I certainly do good with thee, and have set thy seed as the sand of the sea, which is not numbered because of the multitude.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:49

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:49 - and Joseph gathereth corn as sand of the sea, multiplying exceedingly, until that he hath ceased to number, for there is no number.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:12 - and he turneth hither and thither, and seeth that there is no man, and smiteth the Egyptian, and hideth him in the sand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:19 - Peoples to the mountain they call, There they sacrifice righteous sacrifices; For the abundance of the seas they suck, And hidden things hidden in the sand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:4 - and they go out, they and all their camps with them, a people numerous, as the sand which is on the sea-shore for multitude, and horse and charioteer very many;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:12 - and Midian and Amalek, and all the sons of the east are lying in the valley, as the locust for multitude, and of their camels there is no number, as sand which is on the sea-shore for multitude.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:5 - And the Philistines have been gathered to fight with Israel; thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and a people as the sand which is on the sea-shore for multitude; and they come up and encamp in Michmash, east of Beth-Aven.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:11 - 'So that I have counselled: Let all Israel be diligently gathered unto thee, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude, and thou thyself art going in the midst;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:20 - Judah and Israel are many, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:29 - And God giveth wisdom to Solomon, and understanding, very much, and breadth of heart, as the sand that is on the edge of the sea;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:3 - For now, than the sands of the sea it is heavier, Therefore my words have been rash.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:18 - And I say, 'With my nest I expire, And as the sand I multiply days.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:27 - And He raineth on them flesh as dust, And as sand of the seas -- winged fowl,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:18 - I recount them! than the sand they are more, I have waked, and I am still with Thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:3 - A stone is heavy, and the sand is heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:22 - For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, A remnant doth return of it, A consumption determined, Overflowing with righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:19 - And as sand is thy seed, And the offspring of thy bowels as its gravel, Not cut off nor destroyed his name before Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:22 - Me do ye not fear, an affirmation of Jehovah? From My presence are ye not pained? Who hath made sand the border of the sea, A limit age-during, and it passeth not over it, They shake themselves, and they are not able, Yea, sounded have its billows, and they pass not over.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:8 - Its widows have been more to Me than the sand of the seas, I brought in to them -- against the mother -- A young man -- a spoiler -- at noon. I caused to fall upon her suddenly, wrath and trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 33:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:22 - As the host of the heavens is not numbered, Nor the sand of the sea measured, So I multiply the seed of David My servant, And the Levites My ministers.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:10 - and the number of the sons of Israel hath been as the sand of the sea, that is not measured nor numbered, and it hath come to pass in the place where it is said to them, Ye are not My people, it is said to them, Sons of the Living God;

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:9 - Wholly for violence it doth come in, Their faces swallowing up the east wind, And it doth gather as the sand a captivity.
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