קֹמֶץqômets

closed hand, fist (Leviticus 2:2; Leviticus 5:12; Leviticus 6:8; Genesis 41:47)

Pronunciation: ko'mets · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7062

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 41:47 As predicted, for seven years the land produced bumper crops.
  • Leviticus 2:2 and bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests. The priest will scoop out a handful of the flour moistened with oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this representative portion on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
  • Leviticus 5:12 Take the flour to the priest, who will scoop out a handful as a representative portion. He will burn it on the altar on top of the special gifts presented to the Lord. It is an offering for sin.
  • Leviticus 6:15 The priest on duty will take from the grain offering a handful of the choice flour moistened with olive oil, together with all the frankincense. He will burn this representative portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).