קָמַץ
kamats · take a handful
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H7061 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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kamats (קָמַץ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “take a handful”.
How to say it
ka·mats
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To grasp a portion with a closed hand.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- Leviticus 2:2
He shall bring it to the sons of Aaron, the priests, and he shall take from there his full handful of its fine flour and of its oil, with all its frankincense, and the priest shall offer up in smoke its memorial portion on the altar, a fire offering, a pleasing aroma to YHWH.
- Leviticus 5:12
He shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take from it his full handful as its memorial portion and offer it up in smoke on the altar, on top of the fire offerings of YHWH; it is a sin offering.
- Numbers 5:26
And the priest shall take a handful from the grain offering, its memorial portion, and burn it on the altar, and afterward he shall make the woman drink the water.