Strong's Lexicon chol: Sand Original Word: חוֹל Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be loose or sand-like Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G285: ammos (ἄμμος) - sand - G5561: chōra (χώρα) - land, region, country (used metaphorically in some contexts to imply vastness) Usage: The Hebrew word "chol" primarily refers to sand, often used metaphorically in the Bible to denote vastness, multitude, or innumerability. It is frequently employed to describe the descendants of Abraham, emphasizing the fulfillment of God's promise to make his offspring as numerous as the sand on the seashore. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, sand was a common and familiar element of the landscape, especially in desert regions. It symbolized both the vastness of God's creation and the innumerable nature of His blessings. The imagery of sand was particularly powerful in a culture that valued large families and saw them as a sign of divine favor. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom chul Definition sand NASB Translation sand (23). Brown-Driver-Briggs חוֺל noun masculineHos 2:1 sand (perhaps as turning or whirling; otherwise explained by Sta, see below חֲוִילָה; Late Hebrew id., Aramaic חָלָא,  ) — ׳ח absolute Genesis 22:17 15t.; construct Genesis 32:13 6t.; — sand Exodus 2:12 (E); set as bound for sea Jeremiah 5:22; ׳שְׂפֻנֵי טמוני ח Deuteronomy 33:19 hidden treasures of sand, poetic for glass (regarded as mysteriously produced out of sand, see Di and references); a. usually sand of seashore, simile of numberlessness, vastness, so of Abraham's seed Genesis 22:17 (J; compare Genesis 15:5); Jacob's Genesis 32:13 (E) of a host Joshua 11:4 (JE), Judges 7:12; 1 Samuel 13:5; 2 Samuel 17:11; a people 1 Kings 4:20; Hosea 2:1; Isaiah 10:22; Isaiah 48:19 ("" וְצֶאֱצָאֵי מֶעֶיךָ כִּמְעֹתָ֑יו), Jeremiah 33:22; Habakkuk 1:9; of corn gathered by Joseph Genesis 41:49; of days of Job Job 29:18 (on interpretation = phoenix, see Di); of birds עוף כנף (i.e. quails) Psalm 78:27 ("" כֶּעָפָר); of vast extent of Solomon's wisdom 1 Kings 5:9. b. in compare, more than the sand Jeremiah 15:8 (widows of Judah); thoughts of God Psalm 139:18. c. of weight (in balances), metaphor of Job's vexation (כַּעַשׂ) Job 6:3 heavier than the sand, compare וְנֵטֶל הַחוֺל Proverbs 27:3 ("" כֹּבֶד אֶבֶן), said of כַּעַס אֱוִיל. — Combinations are: ׳כח אשׁר על שׂפת הים Genesis 22:17; Joshua 11:4; 1 Samuel 13:5; 1 Kings 5:9; הַיָּם ׳כח Genesis 32:13; Genesis 41:49; Isaiah 10:22; Hosea 2:1 (+ אשׁר לא יִמַּד ולא יִסָּפֵר); הַיָּם ׳ח Jeremiah 33:22; שֶׁעַלשֿׂפת הים לרב ׳כח Judges 7:12; אשׁרעֿלהֿים לרב ׳כח 2 Samuel 17:11; 1 Kings 4:20; (מ)חול יַמִּים Job 6:3; Psalm 78:27; Jeremiah 15:8. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance sand From chuwl; sand (as round or whirling particles) -- sand. see HEBREW chuwl Forms and Transliterations בַּחֽוֹל׃ בחול׃ הַח֑וֹל החול וְ֝כַח֗וֹל וְכַח֕וֹל וּֽכְח֥וֹל וכחול ח֣וֹל חֽוֹל׃ חוֹל֙ חול חול׃ כְּח֣וֹל כְּח֥וֹל כַּח֕וֹל כַּח֖וֹל כַּח֛וֹל כַּח֥וֹל כַחוֹל֙ כחול מֵח֣וֹל מחול ba·ḥō·wl baChol baḥōwl chachOl Chol ha·ḥō·wl haChol haḥōwl ḥō·wl ḥōwl ka·ḥō·wl ḵa·ḥō·wl kaChol kaḥōwl ḵaḥōwl kə·ḥō·wl keChol kəḥōwl mê·ḥō·wl meChol mêḥōwl ū·ḵə·ḥō·wl ucheChol ūḵəḥōwl vechaChol wə·ḵa·ḥō·wl wəḵaḥōwlLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 22:17 HEB: כְּכוֹכְבֵ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְכַח֕וֹל אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־ NAS: of the heavens and as the sand which KJV: of the heaven, and as the sand which [is] upon the sea INT: as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which and Genesis 32:12 Genesis 41:49 Exodus 2:12 Deuteronomy 33:19 Joshua 11:4 Judges 7:12 1 Samuel 13:5 2 Samuel 17:11 1 Kings 4:20 1 Kings 4:29 Job 6:3 Job 29:18 Psalm 78:27 Psalm 139:18 Proverbs 27:3 Isaiah 10:22 Isaiah 48:19 Jeremiah 5:22 Jeremiah 15:8 Jeremiah 33:22 Hosea 1:10 Habakkuk 1:9 23 Occurrences |
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