Strong's Concordance
Original word: שֹׁ֫עַל
Transliteration: shoal
Definition (short): handfuls
Definition (full): hollow hand, handful
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: from an unused word
Definition: hollow hand, handful
NASB Translation: handfuls (2), hollow of his hand (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
From an unused root meaning to hollow out; the palm; by extension, a handful -- handful, hollow of the hand.
References
KJV:
And Benhadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
NASB:
Ben-hadad sent to him and said, "May the gods do so to me and more also, if the dust of Samaria will suffice for handfuls for all the people who follow me."
KJV:
Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
NASB:
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, And marked off the heavens by the span, And calculated the dust of the earth by the measure, And weighed the mountains in a balance And the hills in a pair of scales?
KJV:
And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?
NASB:
"For handfuls of barley and fragments of bread, you have profaned Me to My people to put to death some who should not die and to keep others alive who should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies."'"