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יָד

yadhandHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun1,617 occurrences36 books1,445 verses

Definition

a primitive word; a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]
Traditional renderings: ( be) able, × about, armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, × bounty, broad, (broken-) handed, × by, charge, coast, consecrate, creditor, custody, debt, dominion, × enough, fellowship, force, × from, hand(-staves, -y work), × he, himself, × in, labour, large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, × mine, ministry, near, × of, × order, ordinance, × our, parts, pain, power, × presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, swear, terror, × thee, × by them, × themselves, × thine own, × thou, through, × throwing, thumb, times, × to, × under, × us, × wait on, (way-) side, where, wide, × with (him, me, you), work, yield, × yourselves.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יָד:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1,617 total
  1. 1 Samuel 14:27בְּיָד֔וֹ · in his hand; יָדוֹ֙ · his hand
    Jonathan, however, had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath. So he reached out the end of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.
  2. 1 Samuel 14:34בְיָד֛וֹ
    Then he said, “Go among the troops and tell them, ‘Each man must bring me his ox or his sheep, slaughter them in this place, and then eat. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.’” So that night everyone brought his ox and slaughtered it there.
  3. 1 Samuel 14:37בְּיַ֣ד · into the hand
    So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But God did not answer him that day.
  4. 1 Samuel 14:43בְּיָדִ֛י · in my hand
    “Tell me what you have done,” Saul commanded him. So Jonathan told him, “I only tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was in my hand. And now I must die?”
  5. 1 Samuel 14:48מִיַּ֥ד · from the hands
    He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of its plunderers.
  6. 1 Samuel 15:12יָ֔ד · a monument
    Early in the morning Samuel got up to confront Saul, but he was told, “Saul has gone to Carmel, and behold, he has set up a monument for himself and has turned and gone down to Gilgal.”
  7. 1 Samuel 16:2בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ · with you
    “How can I go?” Samuel asked. “Saul will hear of it and kill me!” The LORD answered, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’
  8. 1 Samuel 16:16בְּיָד֖וֹ
    Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.”
  9. 1 Samuel 16:20בְּיַד־ · with
    And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat and sent them to Saul with his son David.
  10. 1 Samuel 16:23בְּיָד֑וֹ
    And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play. Then Saul would find relief and feel better, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.
  11. 1 Samuel 17:22יַד֙ · the care
    Then David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.
  12. 1 Samuel 17:37מִיַּ֤ד · from the claws; וּמִיַּ֣ד · [and]; מִיַּ֥ד · from the hand
    David added, “The LORD, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” “Go,” said Saul, “and may the LORD be with you.”
  13. 1 Samuel 17:40בְּיָד֗וֹ · in his hand; בְיָד֑וֹ · in hand
    And David took his staff in his hand, selected five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag. And with his sling in hand, he approached the Philistine.
  14. 1 Samuel 17:46בְּיָדִ֜י · into my hand
    This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.
  15. 1 Samuel 17:47בְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃ · into our hands
    And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.”
  16. 1 Samuel 17:49יָד֜וֹ
    Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.
  17. 1 Samuel 17:50בְּיַד־ · in his hand
    Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.
  18. 1 Samuel 17:57בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ · in his hand
    So when David returned from killing the Philistine, still holding his head in his hand, Abner took him and brought him before Saul.
  19. 1 Samuel 18:10בְּיָד֖וֹ · was holding; בְּיַד־
    The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear,
  20. 1 Samuel 18:17יָדִי֙ · my hand; יַד־ · let the hand
    Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”
  21. 1 Samuel 18:21יַד־ · and the hand
    “I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.”
  22. 1 Samuel 18:25בְּיַד־ · at the hands
    Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.
  23. 1 Samuel 19:3לְיַד־ · beside
    I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, so I can ask about you. And if I find out anything, I will tell you.”
  24. 1 Samuel 19:9בְּיָד֑וֹ · in his hand; בְּיָֽד׃
    But as Saul was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, a spirit of distress from the LORD came upon him. While David was playing the harp,
  25. 1 Samuel 20:16מִיַּ֖ד · hold
    So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the LORD hold David’s enemies accountable.”
  26. 1 Samuel 21:3יָדְךָ֛ · hand; בְיָדִ֑י
    Now then, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be found.”
  27. 1 Samuel 21:4יָדִ֑י · hand
    “There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.”
  28. 1 Samuel 21:8יָדְךָ֖ · hand; בְיָדִ֔י · with me
    Then David asked Ahimelech, “Is there not a spear or sword on hand here? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s mission was urgent.”
  29. 1 Samuel 21:13בְּיָדָ֑ם · in their hands
    So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.
  30. 1 Samuel 22:6בְיָד֔וֹ · in hand
    Soon Saul learned that David and his men had been discovered. At that time Saul was sitting under the tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah, with his spear in hand and all his servants standing around him.
  31. 1 Samuel 22:17יָדָם֙; יָדָ֔ם · a hand
    Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD.
  32. 1 Samuel 23:4בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃ · into your hand
    Once again, David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him: “Go at once to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
  33. 1 Samuel 23:6בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ · with him
    (Now Abiathar son of Ahimelech had brought the ephod with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)
  34. 1 Samuel 23:7בְּיָדִ֔י · into my hand
    When Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, he said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has trapped himself by entering a town with gates and bars.”
  35. 1 Samuel 23:11בְיָד֜וֹ · into his hand
    Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O LORD, God of Israel, please tell Your servant.” “He will,” said the LORD.
  36. 1 Samuel 23:12בְּיַד־ · into the hand
    So David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” “They will,” said the LORD.
  37. 1 Samuel 23:14בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ · into his hand
    And David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God would not deliver David into his hand.
  38. 1 Samuel 23:16יָד֖וֹ · his hand
    And Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God,
  39. 1 Samuel 23:17יַ֚ד · you
    …saying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.”
  40. 1 Samuel 23:20בְּיַ֥ד · into your hand
    Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand.”