- Original: שׁעל - Transliteration: Sho`al - Phonetic: sho'-al - Definition: 1. hollow hand, hollow of hand, handful a. hollow hand, hollow of hand b. handful - Origin: from an unused root meaning to hollow out - TWOT entry: 2432a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From an unused root meaning to hollow out; the palm; by extension a handful: - handful hollow of the band. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • hand, 1 Isaiah 40:12 • handfuls, 2 1 Kings 20:10; Ezekiel 13:19