16 occurrences in 11 translations

'Handful' in the Bible

And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:

Verse ConceptsFlourAromasGrain OfferingPriests, Function In Ot TimesSmellsOther Volume MeasuresRefreshing God

Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin offering.

Verse ConceptsRegulations For The Sin Offering

And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD.

Verse ConceptsAromasIncenseSmellsOlive OilOil On SacrificesOther Volume MeasuresRefreshing God

And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning.

Verse ConceptsMorning WorshipRegulations For Cereal OfferingsMeat offerings

and take a censer full of coals of fire from the altar before the Lord and a full double handful of finely ground fragrant incense, and bring them inside the veil-canopy.

Verse ConceptsGrindingIncenseCensersBurning Sacrifices

And the priest shall take an handful of the offering, even the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall cause the woman to drink the water.

Verse ConceptsRepulsive Food

And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

Verse ConceptsFlourLonelinessOlive OilSmall Things God UsesBarrelsResigned To DeathFirewoodDyingcooking

Then Ben-hadad sent messengers to him and said, “May the gods punish me and do so severely if Samaria’s dust amounts to a handful for each of the people who follow me.”

Verse ConceptsBoastersNumerous As DustShortage Other Than Food

There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

Verse ConceptsCornGrainGrassLand ProducingBlessings From The Mountains

Just as he came naked from his mother's womb, he will leave as naked as he came; he will receive no profit from his efforts he cannot carry away even a handful.

Verse ConceptsNudityBabiesHow Death Is InevitableNaked In OriginNew Born

Just a handful of archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be left." Indeed, the Lord God of Israel has spoken.

Verse ConceptsSurvivors Of IsraelFew People

So a treaty curse devours the earth; its inhabitants pay for their guilt. This is why the inhabitants of the earth disappear, and are reduced to just a handful of people.

Verse ConceptsFew PeopleGod CursingGuiltThe Earth

Speak, Thus saith the LORD, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them.

Verse ConceptsCornBinding corndirtUnburied BodiesDefecationNo BurialsNot Reaping What You Sow

You've profaned me among my people for a handful of barley and a morsel of bread. You're causing people to die who shouldn't have to die, and you're causing people to live who shouldn't survive, when you deceive my people who tend to listen to lies."

Verse ConceptsGrainListeningTemptressesKept Alive By MenProphesying LiesRemaining FoodMisusing God's NameKilling Israelitesmagic

If the first portion [of dough offered as the first fruits] is holy, so is the whole batch; and if the root (Abraham, the patriarchs) is holy, so are the branches (the Israelites).

Verse ConceptsBranches, Figurative UsesFullness Of The KingdomBranches Of ChristMetaphorical FirstfruitsFirst fruitsTrinity

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Handful (16 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מלו מלוא מלא 
M@lo' 
Usage: 37

קמץ 
Qomets 
Usage: 4

חפן 
Chophen 
Usage: 6

כּף 
Kaph 
Usage: 192

עמיר 
`amiyr 
Usage: 4

צבת 
Tsebeth 
Usage: 1

קמץ 
Qamats 
Usage: 3

שׁעל 
Sho`al 
Usage: 3

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