ሕፍን

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Ge'ez

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Etymology

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Compare Amharic እፍኝ (ʾəfñ).

Noun

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ሕፍን (ḥəfn)

  1. handful
    • Leviticus 5:12
      ወያመጽእ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ካህን ፡ ወይዘግን ፡ እምኔሁ ፡ ካህን ፡ ምልአ ፡ ሕፍኑ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ተዝካሩ ፡ ወይወድዮ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ምሥዋዕ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ቍርባኑ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ እስመ ፡ ዘኀጢአት ፡ ውእቱ ።
      wäyamäṣʾ ḫäbä kahn wäyzägn ʾəmnehu kahn məlʾä ḥəfnu bäʾnətä täzkaru wäywädyo wəstä məśwaʿ laʿlä ḳʷərbanu läʾgəziʾäbḥer ʾəsmä zäḫäṭiʾät wəʾtu .
      Then he shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it as a memorial portion, and burn it on the altar according to the offerings made by fire to the Lord. It is a sin offering.

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