שֹׁעַל
šōʿal
hollow hand
Strong's H8168NounHebrewTWOT 2432a

שֹׁעַל (šōʿal) is a Hebrew noun meaning hollow hand. It appears 3 times in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8168).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2432a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2432a)hollow hand, handful; palm; hollow of the hand
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שֹׁ֫עַל noun, masculine: hollow hand, handful

Strong's H8168 שֹׁעַל: the palm; by extension, a handful
KJV:handful, hollow of the hand.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2432: שׁעל šʿl — Root of: מִשְׁעוֹל hollow way; שֹׁ֫עַל hollow hand, handful

See it in Scripture

1 Kings 20:10Isaiah 40:12Ezekiel 13:19

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