H8168: שֹׁעַל
shôʻal · pronounced sho'-al · “handful”
Definition
the palm; by extension, a handful
KJV translates it as: handful, hollow of the hand.
Word origin: from an unused root meaning to hollow out;
Extended definition
1a) hollow hand, hollow of hand
1b) handful
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H8168 is translated
- handfuls ×1
- his ×1
- handfuls of ×1
Bible verses with H8168 (shôʻal)
Shôʻal appears in 3 verses.
- 1 Kings 20:10
And 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.
- Isaiah 40:12
Who 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?
- Ezekiel 13:19
And 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?