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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60689" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60689" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> HAND'FUL, n. As much as the hand will grasp or contain. </p> 1. As much as the arms will embrace. 2. A palm four inches. 3. A small quantity or number. A handful of men. 4. As much as can be done full employment. <p> In America, the phrase is,he has his hands full. </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_125345" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_125345" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) As much as the hand will grasp or contain. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) As much as the hand will grasp or contain. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) A small quantity. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) A hand's breadth; four inches. </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_4405" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_4405" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_42820" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_42820" /> == | ||
<p> a representative in the | <p> a representative in the A. Vers. of several Heb. terms and phrases; prop. '''''מְלֵא''''' '''''כִ''''' , the ''Fill Of'' the [[Hand]] ( 1 Kings 17:12), or '''''מַלֵּא''''' '''''כִ''''' , to [[Fill]] the [[Hand]] ("take a handful," Leviticus 9:17); also '''''קֹמֶוֹ''''' , a ''Fist-Full'' ( Leviticus 2:2; Leviticus 5:12; Leviticus 6:15; but [[Sheaf]] in Genesis 41:47), or '''''קָמִוֹ''''' , to ''Press, Sc.'' the fist full ("take a handful," Numbers 5:26); and '''''שֹׁעִל''''' ,. the [[Hollow]] palm itself ( Isaiah 40:12), hence its fill ( 1 Kings 20:10; Ezekiel 13:19); less prop. '''''חָבְנִיַם''''' ( Exodus 9:8), the ''Two Fists'' (as rendered. Proverbs 30:4; elsewhere "hands") improp. '''''צָמַיד''''' . ( Jeremiah 9:22), and '''''צֶבֶת''''' ( Ruth 2:16), which denotes a [[Sheaf]] (as the former is elsewhere rendered), the one as standing uncut, and the other as cut and housed; falsely '''''פַּסָּה''''' abundance ( Psalms 72:16). </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:53, 15 October 2021
King James Dictionary [1]
HAND'FUL, n. As much as the hand will grasp or contain.
1. As much as the arms will embrace. 2. A palm four inches. 3. A small quantity or number. A handful of men. 4. As much as can be done full employment.
In America, the phrase is,he has his hands full.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( n.) As much as the hand will grasp or contain.
(2): ( n.) A small quantity.
(3): ( n.) A hand's breadth; four inches.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
hand´fool : There are five words in Hebrew used to indicate what may be held in the hand, either closed or open.
(1) חפן , ḥōphen , חפנים , ḥophnayim ̌ . The fist or closed hand occurs in the dual in Exodus 9:8 , where it signifies what can be taken in the two hands conjoined, a double handful.
(2) כּף , kaph , "hollow of the hand," the palm; an open handful ( Leviticus 9:17; 1 Kings 17:12; Ecclesiastes 4:6 ).
(3) עמיר , ‛āmı̄r , "sheaf or bundle." It signifies the quantity of grain a gleaner may gather in his hand ( Jeremiah 9:22 (Hebrew 21)).
(4) קמץ , ḳōmec , "the closed handful" ( Genesis 41:47; Leviticus 2:2; Leviticus 5:12; Leviticus 6:15 ( Hebrews 6:8 ); Numbers 5:26 ).
(5) שׁעל , shō‛al , "the hollow of the hand," or what can be held in it ( 1 Kings 20:10; Ezekiel 13:19 ). In Isaiah 40:12 it signifies "measure."
(6) פסּה , piṣṣāh ( Psalm 72:16 ) is rendered "handful" by the King James Version, but is properly "abundance" as in the Revised Version (British and American).
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
a representative in the A. Vers. of several Heb. terms and phrases; prop. מְלֵא כִ , the Fill Of the Hand ( 1 Kings 17:12), or מַלֵּא כִ , to Fill the Hand ("take a handful," Leviticus 9:17); also קֹמֶוֹ , a Fist-Full ( Leviticus 2:2; Leviticus 5:12; Leviticus 6:15; but Sheaf in Genesis 41:47), or קָמִוֹ , to Press, Sc. the fist full ("take a handful," Numbers 5:26); and שֹׁעִל ,. the Hollow palm itself ( Isaiah 40:12), hence its fill ( 1 Kings 20:10; Ezekiel 13:19); less prop. חָבְנִיַם ( Exodus 9:8), the Two Fists (as rendered. Proverbs 30:4; elsewhere "hands") improp. צָמַיד . ( Jeremiah 9:22), and צֶבֶת ( Ruth 2:16), which denotes a Sheaf (as the former is elsewhere rendered), the one as standing uncut, and the other as cut and housed; falsely פַּסָּה abundance ( Psalms 72:16).
