Handful
Bible Usage:
- hand used 1,468 times.
- handed used once.
- handful used 9 times.
- handfuls used 5 times.
- hands used 461 times.
- brokenhanded used once.
- First Reference: Leviticus 2:2
- Last Reference: Jeremiah 9:22
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: No
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H4390 Used 1 time
- H4393 Used 3 times
- H4480 Used 1 time
- H5995 Used 1 time
- H6451 Used 1 time
- H7061 Used 1 time
- H7062 Used 1 time
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Handful
HAND'FUL, noun As much as the hand will grasp or contain.
1. As much as the arms will embrace.
2. A palm; four inches.
3. A small quantity or number. A handful of men.
4. As much as can be done; full employment.
In America, the phrase is, he has his hands full.