chophen (H2651) — Hebrew Word Study — MannaFest

Hebrew · Strong's H2651

חֹפֶן

chophenkho'-fen

a fist (only in the dual)

1890 spelling: chôphen

Gematria 138· 788 mispar gadol

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

a fist (only in the dual)

Rendered in the KJV as

fists, (both) hands, hand(-ful).

6
occurrencesin the Old Testament
5 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
6
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 6 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 6

בְּחָפְנָ֡יו1
חָפְנֵ֖י1
חָפְנָ֔יו1
חָפְנֶ֤יךָ1
חָפְנֵיכֶ֔ם1
חָפְנַ֛יִם1

How it is rendered · 6

[the] cupped hands of1
cupped hands your1
hands his1
hands your1
in hands his1
two hands1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 6

noun · masculine dual1
noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”)1
noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural1
noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
preposition + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HNcmda · 1
HNcmdc · 1
HNcmdc/Sp2mp · 1
HNcmdc/Sp2ms · 1
HNcmdc/Sp3ms · 1
HR/Ncmdc/Sp3ms · 1

All 6, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Ezekiel2 of 6 · 33%
Exodus1 of 6 · 17%
Leviticus1 of 6 · 17%
Proverbs1 of 6 · 17%
Ecclesiastes1 of 6 · 17%

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Exodus1 occurrence

Exodus 9:8חָפְנֵיכֶ֔םchafeneikhemnoun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluralThen the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from the furnace; in the sight of Pharaoh, Moses is to toss it into the air.here: hands your

Leviticus1 occurrence

Leviticus 16:12חָפְנָ֔יוchafenavnoun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThen he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil.here: hands his

Proverbs1 occurrence

Proverbs 30:4בְּחָפְנָ֡יוbechafenavpreposition + noun · masculine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularWho has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son— surely you know!here: in hands his

Ecclesiastes1 occurrence

Ecclesiastes 4:6חָפְנַ֛יִםchafenayimnoun · masculine dualBetter one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.here: two hands

Ezekiel2 occurrences

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