Shoal שֹׁ֫עַל
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| שֹׁ֫עַל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shoal |
| Strong's number | H8168 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | handful |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Kings (1) |
Shoal (Hebrew שֹׁ֫עַל, Strong's H8168) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “handful”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) hollow hand, hollow of hand, handful
1a) hollow hand, hollow of hand
1b) handful
1a) hollow hand, hollow of hand
1b) handful
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | handfuls (2), hand (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | handful (1), hollow of his hand (1), handfuls (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Shoal, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 20:10And Ben–hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.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.”
Isaiah
- Isaiah 40:12Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?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?
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 13:19And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?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.
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).