Strong's Lexicon

H8168

H8168 — שׁוֹעַל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewsho`alnoun mascOccurrences: 3TWOT: 2432a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H8168
Word:	שׁוֹעַל
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from an unused root meaning to hollow out
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	3
Transliteration:	sho`al
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	sho'-al
Meaning:	1. the palm 2. by extension, a handful
KJV Renderings:	handful, hollow of the hand.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8908

[שֹׁ֫עַל] noun [masculine] hollow hand, handful; —

1. hollow hand: suffix בְּשָׁעֳלוֺ Isa 40:12 (figurative of ׳ י holding waters).

2. handful: plural שְׁעָלִים 1Kgs 20:10 (dust, in hyperbole); construct שַׁעֲלֵי שְׂעֹרִים (as if from [שַׁ֫עַל] Kö^{ii. l. 35}) Ezek 13:19 handfuls of barley.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke