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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 Kings 8:15וּבְיָד֥וֹ · with His own hand
    …and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,
  2. 1 Kings 8:24וּבְיָדְךָ֥ · with Your hand
    You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.
  3. 1 Kings 8:42יָֽדְךָ֙ · hand
    …for they will hear of Your great name and mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple,
  4. 1 Kings 8:53בְּיַ֣ד׀ · through
    For You, O Lord GOD, have set them apart from all the peoples of the earth as Your inheritance, as You spoke through Your servant Moses when You brought our fathers out of Egypt.”
  5. 1 Kings 8:56בְּיַ֖ד · through
    “Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses.
  6. 1 Kings 10:13כְּיַ֖ד · bounty
    King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned to her own country, along with her servants.
  7. 1 Kings 10:19וְיָדֹ֛ת · There were armrests; הַיָּדֽוֹת׃ · each armrest
    The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.
  8. 1 Kings 10:29בְּיָדָ֥ם · [they]
    A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.
  9. 1 Kings 11:12מִיַּ֥ד · out of the hand
    Nevertheless, for the sake of your father David, I will not do it during your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
  10. 1 Kings 11:26יָ֖ד
    Now Jeroboam son of Nebat was an Ephraimite from Zeredah whose mother was a widow named Zeruah. Jeroboam was a servant of Solomon, but he rebelled against the king,
  11. 1 Kings 11:27יָ֖ד
    …and this is the account of his rebellion against the king. Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the gap in the wall of the city of his father David.
  12. 1 Kings 11:31מִיַּ֣ד · out of the hand
    …and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes.
  13. 1 Kings 11:34מִיָּד֑וֹ · out of [Solomon’s] hand
    Nevertheless, I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand, because I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David My servant, whom I chose because he kept My commandments and statutes.
  14. 1 Kings 11:35מִיַּ֣ד · from the hand
    But I will take ten tribes of the kingdom from the hand of his son and give them to you.
  15. 1 Kings 12:15בְּיַד֙ · through
    So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word He had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah the Shilonite.
  16. 1 Kings 13:4יָד֛וֹ · his hand; יָדוֹ֙ · But the hand
    Now when King Jeroboam, who was at the altar in Bethel, heard the word that the man of God had cried out against it, he stretched out his hand and said, “Seize him!” But the hand he stretched out toward him withered, so that he could not pull it back.
  17. 1 Kings 13:6יָדִ֖י · that my hand; יַד־ · hand
    Then the king responded to the man of God, “Intercede with the LORD your God and pray for me that my hand may be restored.” So the man of God interceded with the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored to him as it was before.
  18. 1 Kings 13:33יָד֔וֹ
    Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places.
  19. 1 Kings 14:3בְּ֠יָדֵךְ · with you
    Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the boy.”
  20. 1 Kings 14:18בְּיַד־ · through
    And they buried him, and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the prophet.
  21. 1 Kings 14:27יַד֙ · the care
    Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.
  22. 1 Kings 15:18בְּיַד־
    So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:
  23. 1 Kings 15:29בְּיַד־ · through
    As soon as Baasha became king, he struck down the entire household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone who breathed, but destroyed them all according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite,
  24. 1 Kings 16:7בְּיַד־ · through; יָדָ֔יו · of his hands
    Moreover, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil he had done in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands and becoming like the house of Jeroboam, and also because Baasha had struck down the house of Jeroboam.
  25. 1 Kings 16:12בְּיַ֖ד · through
    So Zimri destroyed the entire household of Baasha, according to the word that the LORD had spoken against Baasha through Jehu the prophet.
  26. 1 Kings 16:34בְּיַ֖ד · through
    In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.
  27. 1 Kings 17:11בְּיָדֵֽךְ׃
    And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread.”
  28. 1 Kings 17:16בְּיַ֥ד · through
    The jar of flour was not exhausted and the jug of oil did not run dry, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Elijah.
  29. 1 Kings 18:9בְּיַד־
    But Obadiah replied, “How have I sinned, that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to put me to death?
  30. 1 Kings 18:46וְיַד־ · And the hand
    And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
  31. 1 Kings 20:6בְיָדָ֖ם
    But about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to search your palace and the houses of your servants. They will seize and carry away all that is precious to you.’”
  32. 1 Kings 20:13בְיָֽדְךָ֙ · into your hand
    Meanwhile a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day, and you will know that I am the LORD.’”
  33. 1 Kings 20:28בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ · into your hand
    Then the man of God approached the king of Israel and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because the Arameans have said that the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys, I will deliver all this great army into your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
  34. 1 Kings 20:42מִיָּ֑ד · from your hand
    And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”
  35. 1 Kings 22:3מִיַּ֖ד · from the hand
    …who said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?”
  36. 1 Kings 22:6בְּיַ֥ד · into the hand
    So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
  37. 1 Kings 22:12בְּיַ֥ד · into the hand
    And all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
  38. 1 Kings 22:15בְּיַ֥ד · into the hand
    When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
  39. 1 Kings 22:34יָדְךָ֛
    However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
  40. 2 Kings 3:10בְּיַד־ · into the hand
    “Alas,” said the king of Israel, “for the LORD has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab!”
  41. 2 Kings 3:11יְדֵ֥י · the hands
    But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.”
  42. 2 Kings 3:13בְּיַד־ · into the hand
    Elisha, however, said to the king of Israel, “What have we to do with each other? Go to the prophets of your father and of your mother!” “No,” replied the king of Israel, “for it is the LORD who has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”
  43. 2 Kings 3:15יַד־ · the hand
    But now, bring me a harpist.” And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha
  44. 2 Kings 3:18בְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃ · into your hand
    This is a simple matter in the sight of the LORD, and He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.
  45. 2 Kings 4:29בְיָדְךָ֮ · in your hand
    So Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment, take my staff in your hand, and go! If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer him. Then lay my staff on the boy’s face.”
  46. 2 Kings 5:5בְּיָד֜וֹ · with him
    “Go now,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing.