חֹפֶן, חוֹפֶן m. (b. h.; preced. wds.) the hollow of the hand formed by bending the fingers so as to touch the wrist, contrad. to קֹמֶץ; a handful. Gen. R. s. 5 חָפְנוֹ של משה the quantity of a handful of Moses’ hand. Ex. R. s. 11 מלא ח׳ שלו מלא ח׳ וכ׳ his (Moses’) handful and that of Aaron; a. fr.—Du. חָפְנַיִם, חוֹפְנַיִם. Yoma V, 1 מלא הָפְנָיו his two handfuls. Ib. 47ᵃ חוֹפְנָיו. Ex. R. l. c. לקחו … חָפְנֵיהֶם both of them took, each his handfuls; a. fr. [Tosef. B. Mets. IX, 14 חפן ed., read סַפָּן as ed. Zuck.].
חֹפֶן
Gloss
חֹפֶן , חוֹפֶן m. (b. h.; preced. wds.) the hollow of the hand formed by bending the fingers so as to touch the wrist, contrad. to קֹמֶץ ; a handful…
References
- Jastrow, חֲפַן 1
- Jastrow, קֹמֶץ 1
- Bereishit Rabbah 5:7
- Shemot Rabbah 11:5
- Mishnah Yoma 5:1
- Yoma 47a:1
- Tosefta Bava Metzia 9:14
- Jastrow, סַפָּן 1