Strong's H2344 · Hebrew
חוֹל
chôwl · /khole/
Definition
sand (as round or whirling particles)
KJV: sand.
Root / derivation: from H2342 (חוּל);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered חוֹל across 23 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
23 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis3 verses
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; shore: Heb. lip
Genesis 32:12And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
Genesis 41:49And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
1 Kings2 verses
Job2 verses
Psalms2 verses
Proverbs1 verse
Isaiah2 verses
For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness. of them: Heb. in, or, among, etc with: or, in
Isaiah 48:19Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.
Jeremiah3 verses
Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
Jeremiah 15:8Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city. the mother: or, the mother city a young man spoiling, etc, or, the mother and the young men
Jeremiah 33:22As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H2344 (chôwl) mean?
sand (as round or whirling particles)
How many times does H2344 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H2344 (חוֹל) appears in 23 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “sand.”
How is chôwl translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H2344 is rendered as “sand” (23×).
Where does the Hebrew word חוֹל come from?
from H2342 (חוּל);