בְּ/חָפְנָ֡י/ו
𐤁/𐤇𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅
chôphen
in His fists
A closed handful, specifically the hollow formed when the hand is cupped or shaped as if to grasp something; used almost exclusively in the dual form to refer to both hands together as the means for holding or carrying a substance, typically when scooping up a measured portion.
Proverbs 30:4 · Word #8
Lexicon H2651
| Lemma | חֹפֶן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤐𐤍 |
| Transliteration | chôphen |
| Strong's | H2651 |
| Definition | A closed handful, specifically the hollow formed when the hand is cupped or shaped as if to grasp something; used almost exclusively in the dual form to refer to both hands together as the means for holding or carrying a substance, typically when scooping up a measured portion. |
Morphology HR/Ncmdc/Sp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | d — Dual — Dual (exactly two) |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | in His fists |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2651-01
in his double-handful
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ב + masculine dual noun in construct (חָפְנֵי) with 3ms pronominal suffix; literally "in the two-handfuls of him." |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun denotes the hollow formed by both hands cupped together for grasping or scooping. The dual form with 3ms suffix indicates "his two cupped hands" as a single scooping measure, and the prefixed ב marks "in." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in his fists
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'in his double-handful' is awkward and uncommon in English for this idiom; 'in his fists' is the recognized phrase for expressing this Hebrew idiom, honoring the original imagery. |