bowlful
noun
In Jewish tradition
In the story of Gideon, a bowlful of water wrung from the fleece is a sign from God.
Interpretation. Gideon asks for the sign twice, and the dew on the fleece is read as a sign that God would save Israel through him.
Meaning
As much as a bowl can hold. tree →
Examples
- And it was so; for he rose up early on the morrow, and pressed the fleece together, and wrung dew out of the fleece, a bowlful of water. (Prophets JDG.6.38, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
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