TheWay Bible
Free on iPhoneStudy, memorize, journal, and pray.
Get the app

Home›Strong's concordance›H2344

חוֹל H2344

H2344 is the Hebrew word חוֹל, transliterated chôwl and said khole. The King James Version most often renders it sand.

Word: חוֹלTransliteration: chôwlSaid: kholeLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 19 verses

What it means

sand (as round or whirling particles).

Where it comes from

from H2342 (חוּל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 19 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

sand 12×even as the sand 2×than the sand 2×like as the sand 1×above the sand 1×neither the sand 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: sand.

Verses using חוֹל

All 19 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 22:17 · KJV

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;

Genesis 32:12 · KJV

And 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 41:49 · KJV

And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.

Joshua 11:4 · KJV

And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.

Judges 7:12 · KJV

And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.

1 Samuel 13:5 · KJV

And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.

2 Samuel 17:11 · KJV

Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.

1 Kings 4:20 · KJV

Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.

1 Kings 4:29 · KJV

And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

Job 6:3 · KJV

For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.

Psalm 78:27 · KJV

He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:

Psalm 139:18 · KJV

If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.

Proverbs 27:3 · KJV

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.

Isaiah 10:22 · KJV

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.

Isaiah 48:19 · KJV

Thy 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.

Jeremiah 5:22 · KJV

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 15:8 · KJV

Their 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.

Jeremiah 33:22 · KJV

As 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.

Hosea 1:10 · KJV

Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2344 mean?

H2344 is the Hebrew word חוֹל (chôwl), meaning sand (as round or whirling particles).

How is H2344 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it sand (12 times), even as the sand (2 times), than the sand (2 times), like as the sand (1 time), above the sand (1 time), among others.

How many times does H2344 appear in the Bible?

חוֹל (chôwl) is tagged in 19 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2344 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2342 (חוּל).

Nearby entries

Strong's concordance →

Keep reading in TheWay Bible App

Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.