Qamats קָמַץ
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| קָמַץ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | qamats |
| Strong's number | H7061 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to grasp |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Leviticus (2) |
Qamats (Hebrew קָמַץ, Strong's H7061) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to grasp”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
(Qal) to grasp, enclose with the hand, take a handful
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | take (2), handful (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | shall take a handful (1), who shall take (1), is to take a handful (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Qamats, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Leviticus
- Leviticus 2:2And he shall bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord:and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- Leviticus 5:12Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the Lord: it is a sin offering.He is to bring it to the priest, who shall take a handful from it as a memorial portion and burn it on the altar atop the offerings made by fire to the LORD; it is a sin offering.
Numbers
- Numbers 5:26And the priest shall take an handful of the offering, even the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall cause the woman to drink the water.Then the priest is to take a handful of the grain offering as a memorial portion and burn it on the altar; after that he is to have the woman drink the water.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).