What does קֹמֶץ mean in the Bible?
e. handful".
Hebrew · H7062
קֹמֶץ
A grasp , i.e. handful
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קֹמֶץH7062
What does קֹמֶץ mean in the Bible?
קֹמֶץ is a Hebrew word meaning "a grasp , i.e. handful".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7062?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (2), a handful (1), bountifully (1).
Where does קֹמֶץ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 41:47. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (3), Genesis (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It. . .2×Leviticus 2:2, Leviticus 5:12
a handful1×Leviticus 6:15
bountifully1×Genesis 41:47
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 41:47לִקְמָצִֽים׃tobountifullyPreposition-l | Noun - masculine pluralLeviticus 2:2קֻמְצ֗וֹto. . .Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularLeviticus 5:12קֻמְצ֜וֹto. . .Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularLeviticus 6:15בְּקֻמְצ֗וֹtoa handfulPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 41:47
Aligned rows4
Books represented2
Genesis1Leviticus3
Source forms
בְּקֻמְצ֗וֹ1xbə·qum·ṣōwLeviticus 6:15
לִקְמָצִֽים׃1xliq·mā·ṣîmGenesis 41:47
קֻמְצ֗וֹ1xqum·ṣōwLeviticus 2:2
קֻמְצ֜וֹ1xqum·ṣōwLeviticus 5:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular2xLeviticus 2:2, Leviticus 5:12
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular1xLeviticus 6:15
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural1xGenesis 41:47
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a grasp , i.e. handful
Source Gloss
a grasp , i.e. handful
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a grasp, i.e. handful BDB: closed hand Usage: handful.
Word Origins
קֹמֶץ is built from this root:
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