What does קֹמֶץ mean in the Bible?
e. handful".
Hebrew · H7062
קֹמֶץ
A grasp , i.e. handful
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קֹמֶץ H7062
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 handful 1× Leviticus 6:15
bountifully 1× Genesis 41:47
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 41:47 לִקְמָצִֽים׃ to bountifully Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Leviticus 2:2 קֻמְצ֗וֹ to . . . Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 5:12 קֻמְצ֜וֹ to . . . Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 6:15 בְּקֻמְצ֗וֹ to a handful Preposition-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 row Genesis 41:47
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Genesis 1 Leviticus 3
Source forms
בְּקֻמְצ֗וֹ 1x bə·qum·ṣōw Leviticus 6:15
לִקְמָצִֽים׃ 1x liq·mā·ṣîm Genesis 41:47
קֻמְצ֗וֹ 1x qum·ṣōw Leviticus 2:2
קֻמְצ֜וֹ 1x qum·ṣōw Leviticus 5:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Leviticus 2:2, Leviticus 5:12
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Leviticus 6:15
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural 1x Genesis 41:47
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a grasp , i.e. handful
Source Gloss
a grasp , i.e. handful
Extended definition Source: 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:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain