חָפְנָ֔י/ו

𐤇𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅

chafenayv

his handfuls

from an unused root of uncertain signification; a fist (only in the dual); fists, (both) hands, hand(-ful).

H2651

Leviticus 16:12 · Word #11

Lexicon H2651

Lemmaחֹפֶן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤐𐤍
Transliterationchôphen
Strong'sH2651
In-contexthis handfuls

Morphology HNcmdc/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

SIBI-P1 H2651-03

his two fistfuls

Morphological NotesMasculine noun in the dual construct form (חָפְנֵי־) with 3ms pronominal suffix (־ו), literally "the two handfuls of him." The dual form reflects the natural pair of hands.
Rendering RationaleThe noun חֹפֶן refers to the hollowed hand used to grasp something, hence a "fistful" or "handful." The form is masculine dual construct with a 3rd masculine singular suffix ("his"), so "his two fistfuls" preserves both the dual number and the possessive element.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root חפן (hollow of the hand, grasp, fistful, handful)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H2651-01 bechafenayv in his two fists
H2651-02 chafenayim a pair of fists
H2651-04 chafeney the two fists of

Word Usage (6 occurrences of H2651)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Exodus 9:8 חָפְנֵי/כֶ֔ם chafeneykhem of your fists
Leviticus 16:12 חָפְנָ֔י/ו chafenayv his handfuls
Ezekiel 10:2 חָפְנֶ֤י/ךָ chafeneykha your hands