חֹפֶן
chôphen · kho'-fen
a fist (only in the dual)
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root of uncertain signification;
a fist (only in the dual)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: fists, (both) hands, hand(-ful).
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › to speak, the word › the seed, life continuing
To separate and protect that works to speak, the word of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חֹפֶן above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- to you handfuls1 · 17%
- and his hands1 · 17%
- in his fists1 · 17%
- than both the hands1 · 17%
- thine hand1 · 17%
- it into the hands1 · 17%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.