חופן
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]| Root |
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| ח־פ־ן (kh-p-n) |
From the root ח־פ־ן (kh-p-n).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /χo.fen/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ħoː.fɛn/
Noun
[edit]חוֹפֶן / חֹפֶן • (khófen, ħōp̄en) m
- handful, fistful
- Tanach, Exodus 9:8, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהֹוָה֮ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן֒ קְח֤וּ לָכֶם֙ מְלֹ֣א חׇפְנֵיכֶ֔ם פִּ֖יחַ כִּבְשָׁ֑ן וּזְרָק֥וֹ מֹשֶׁ֛ה הַשָּׁמַ֖יְמָה לְעֵינֵ֥י פַרְעֹֽה
- va'yomér Adonái el Móshe v'él Aharón k'khú lakhém m'ló khofnékhem pi'ákh kivshán u'zrakó Móshe hashamáy'ma l'ené far'ó.
- Then יהוה said to Moses and Aaron, “Each of you take handfuls of soot from the kiln, and let Moses throw it toward the sky in the sight of Pharaoh.