حَفَنَهُ

, (S,) aorist حَفُنَ , (PS, TK,) [or حَفِنَ , as in a phrase following,] verbal noun حَفْنٌ, (M, K,) He took it (a thing) with the palms of his two hands and with the fingers put together [so as to make the two hands like a bowl]: (M, K:) or he scooped it up, or out, (جَرَفَهُ,) with both his hands: (S, K:) said only of what is dry, as flour, and sand, and the like. (S.)

حَفَنَ القَوْمَ He gave to every one of the party a حَفْنَة. (TA.)

حَفَنَ لَهُ, (Msb,) or حَفَنَ لَهُ حَفْنَةً, (S,) aorist حَفِنَ , (Msb,) verbal noun حَفْنٌ, (Msb, K,) He gave to him a small quantity. (S, K.)

حَفَنَ المَاءَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ He threw the water upon his head with his two hands [put together so as to be like a bowl]. (IAar, TA.)