Lexical Definition

‎שֹׁעַל‎ shôʻal (sho'-al) handful ^H:N-M
from an unused root meaning to hollow out

handful, hollow of the hand.

• the palm
• by extension, a handful

1) hollow hand, hollow of hand, handful
1a) hollow hand, hollow of hand
1b) handful

See Greek: χείρ

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎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 hyperb.); construct ‎שַׁעֲלֵי שְׂעֹרִים‎ (as if from [‎שַׁ֫עַל‎] Kö ^{ii. l. 35}) Ezek 13:19 handfuls of barley.

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