חֹ֫פֶן
cho.phen
palm
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "cho.pen" (H2651) refers to a palm or an area of the hand between the fingers and wrist. This part of the hand is the site of palm lines in palmistry, but its biblical usage does not suggest divination or spirituality. Its six occurrences in the Bible suggest a somewhat limited, but distinct role in describing human anatomy. Given its connection to the body and health, it's likely used to indicate areas where wounds or marks may occur, making it a vital detail in biblical descriptions. While the significance of "cho.pen" in the Bible is largely grounded in its reference to human anatomy, its specific instances may reveal more about the context in which it appears. Further analysis of these occurrences is necessary to understand its full impact within the biblical narrative.
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Occurrences in Scripture
6 total occurrences across the text
Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in his garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if you know?
Ecclesiastes 4:6Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.
Ezekiel 10:2He spoke to the man clothed in linen, and said, “Go in between the whirling wheels, even under the cherub, and fill both your hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city.” He went in as I watched.
Ezekiel 10:7The cherub stretched out his hand from between the cherubim to the fire that was between the cherubim, and took some of it, and put it into the hands of him who was clothed in linen, who took it and went out.
Exodus 9:8Yahweh said to Moses and to Aaron, “Take handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the sky in the sight of Pharaoh.
Leviticus 16:12He shall take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar before Yahweh, and two handfuls of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the veil.