Lexical Definition
חֹפֶן chôphen (kho'-fen) palm H:N-M
from an unused root of uncertain signification
fists, (both) hands, hand(-ful).
- a fist (only in the dual)
1) handfuls, hollow of the hand
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[חֹ֫פֶן] noun [masculine] hollow of hand (Late Hebrew חוֺפֶן, Aramaic חָפְנִי, חוּפְנָא, ; Ethiopic
— also Arabic
hollow in the ground; and, acc, to ZehnpfBAB i, 635, Assyrian —upunnu, bowl, but — =
?) — only dual חָפְנַיִם Eccl 4:6 construct חָפְנֵי Ezek 10:7 (strike out Co internal grounds); suffix חָפְנֶיךָ Ezek 10:2 חָפְנָיו Lev 16:2; Prov 30:4 חָפְנֵינֶם Exod 9:8 ׳מַלֵּא ה Ezek 10:2 + vEzek 10:7 (strike out Co compare above); — ׳מְלֹא ח = handful Exod 9:8; Lev 16:12 (both P), Eccl 4:6, material follows in implicit accusative; ׳מיאֿסף רוח בח Prov 30:4.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Exodus | 9:8 |
| Leviticus | 16:2 · 16:12 |
| Proverbs | 30:4 |
| Ecclesiastes | 4:6 |
| Ezekiel | 10:2 · 10:7 |