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handful

Meaning of “handful”

As much as the hand will grasp or contain.

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9 occurrences9 verses6 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Leviticus 2:2

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Every verse containing “handful”

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Leviticus 2:2
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:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 2:2 · retained source text

And he shall bring it to Aarons sonnes the Priests: and hee shall take thereout his handfull of the flowre thereof, and of the oile thereof, with all the frankincense thereof, and the Priest shall burne the memoriall of it vpon the altar, to be an offering made by fire of a sweet sauour vnto the LORD.

Leviticus 5:12
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 5:12 · retained source text

Then shall hee bring it to the Priest, and the Priest shall take his handfull of it, euen a memoriall thereof, and burne it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire vnto the LORD: it is a sinne offering.

1611 marginal noteChap. 2.2.

1611 marginal noteChap. 4.35.

Leviticus 6:15
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 6:15 · retained source text

And he shall take of it his handfull, of the flowre of the meat offering, and of the oyle therof, and all the frankincense which is vpon the meat offring, and shall burne it vpon the Altar, for a sweet sauour, euen the memoriall of it vnto the LORD.

1611 marginal noteChap. 2.9.

Leviticus 9:17
And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 9:17 · retained source text

And he brought the meat offring, and tooke an handfull thereof, and burnt it vpon the Altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning.

1611 marginal noteHebr. filled his hand out of it.

1611 marginal noteExod. 29.38.

Numbers 5:26
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 5:26 · retained source text

And the Priest shal take an handfull of the offering, euen the memoriall thereof, and burne it vpon the Altar, and afterward shall cause the woman to drinke the water.

1 Kings 17:12
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 17:12 · retained source text

And she said, As the LORD thy God liueth, I haue not a cake, but an handfull of meale in a barrell, and a little oyle in a cruse: and behold, I am gathering two stickes, that I may goe in, and dresse it for me and my sonne, that we may eate it, and die.

Psalms 72:16
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 72:16 · retained source text

There shalbe an handfull of corne in the earth vpon the top of the mountaines; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon, and they of the citie shall flourish like grasse of the earth.

Ecclesiastes 4:6
Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 4:6 · retained source text

Better is an handfull with quietnesse, then both the hands full with trauell and vexation of spirit.

1611 marginal noteProu. 15.16. and 16.18.

Jeremiah 9:22
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 9:22 · retained source text

Speake, Thus saith the LORD, Euen the carkeises of men shall fall as dung vpon the open field, and as the handfull after the haruest man, and none shall gather them.

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