TBESH · H8168
שֹׁ֫עַל · sho.al · handful
1) hollow hand, hollow of hand, handful 1a) hollow hand, hollow of hand 1b) handful
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sho.al H8168
שֹׁ֫עַל (sho.al) means “handful” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
שֹׁ֫עַל Hebrew · H8168 3 tagged occurrences in 3 verses
Pronunciation guide: sho'-al Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
from an unused root meaning to hollow out; the palm; by extension, a handful
KJV glosses: handful, hollow of the hand.
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How translators render H8168
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| for handfuls | 1 |
| in the hollow of his hand | 1 |
| to have a handful | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| for handfuls | 2 |
| in the hollow of his hand | 1 |
Verses containing H8168
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- 1 Kings 20:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”
Read word by word - Isaiah 40:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?
Read word by word - Ezekiel 13:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.
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