Know the Word.

Hebrew word

shôʻal

sho'-al

שֹׁעַל

What it means

the palm

the palm; by extension, a handful

Where it comes from

from an unused root meaning to hollow out

How the King James translates it

  • handfuls2
  • hand1

Every place it appears 3

1 Kings20:10
Isaiah40:12
Ezekiel13:19