handful
qo.mets denotes a grasped quantity, especially the portion taken for an offering, and also appears in a produce context.
The attested use centers on a grasped quantity taken from an offering: the singular construct form occurs where a priest takes a portion of flour, oil, and frankincense for burning. A plural form also occurs in the description of the land's abundant produce, while one occurrence appears in a verse whose APB rendering does not show the term's contribution.
Senses in use
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A grasped or measured quantity · dominant
In Leviticus 2:2 and Leviticus 5:12, the singular construct form occurs in clauses where the priest grasps a portion from an offering and burns its memorial portion on the altar; the APB renders the action with “a handful.” In Genesis 41:47, the plural absolute form occurs in the report that the land produced abundantly, though the APB does not isolate the term; in Leviticus 6:8, the APB renders only the LORD's speech to Moses, leaving the term's specific contribution unclear.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Leviticus 2:2 and Leviticus 5:12, the APB presents the relevant offering action as taking “a handful.” Its renderings of Genesis 41:47 and Leviticus 6:8 do not isolate the term.