Topic
Palm (of the Hand)
13 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
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- Leviticus 14:15ISBE
And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand:
- Leviticus 14:26ISBE
And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left hand:
- 1 Samuel 5:4ISBE
And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.
- 2 Kings 9:35ISBE
And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
- Isaiah 49:16ISBE
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
- Daniel 10:10ISBE
¶ And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
- Hosea 11:4ISBE
I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.
- Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 18:3ISBE
Who governeth the world with the palm of his hand, and all things obey his will: for he is the King of all, by his power dividing holy things among them from profane.
- 1 Esdras 4:30ISBE
And taking the crown from the king’s head, and setting it upon her own head; she also struck the king with her left hand.
- Matthew 26:67ISBE
Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
- Mark 14:65ISBE
And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.
- John 18:22ISBE
And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
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- John 19:3 ISBE
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 20 references
pam (kaph): The Hebrew word which is used in a variety of senses (see HAND; PAW) is usually translated "hand" in English Versions of the Bible, but the translation "palm" is found in 5 passages of the Old Testament, in 3 of which the Hebrew text adds the word yadh ("hand," 1Sa 5:4; 2Ki 9:35; Da 10:10). It would properly mean the "hollow hand" (root kaphaph, "to bend," "to curve"), which receives or grasps things. It is therefore used in reference to filling the priest's hands with sacrificial portions (Le 14:15,26). The palms of the hands of Dagon are mentioned as cut off, when the idol was found mutilated in the presence of the ark of Yahweh (1Sa 5:4), from which may be inferred that this idol probably was represented with hands spread out in blessing, as we find in numerous Babylonian representations of divinities.
In a beautiful metaphor God answers the repentant people of Jerusalem, who thought Yahweh had forgotten and forsaken them: "Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands" (Isa 49:16; see also Ecclesiasticus 18:3). Daniel is touched upon the palms of his hands to wake him from sleep (Da 10:10).
In the New Testament we find the phrase, "to smite with the palms of the hands," as a translation of the Greek verb rhapizo (Mt 26:67; see also 5:39 and Septuagint Ho 11:4; 1 Esdras 4:30), and, derived from the same verb, rhapisma, a blow of the palm on the cheek, etc. (Mr 14:65; Joh 18:22; 19:3, where, however, in English Versions of the Bible the word "palm" has not been given). The marginal translation "to smite or strike with rods" (Mt 26:67; Joh 18:22; 19:3) and "strokes of rods" (Mr 14:65 margin) does not seem to be applicable to the Greek text of the Old Testament and New Testament, while it is a frequent meaning of the words in classical language. It would therefore be better to eliminate these marginal additions.
H. L. E. Luering
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.