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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. Genesis 37:22מִיָּדָ֔ם · from their hands
    “Do not shed his blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this so that he could rescue Joseph from their hands and return him to his father.
  2. Genesis 37:27וְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ · a hand
    Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed.
  3. Genesis 38:18בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ · in your hand
    “What pledge should I give you?” he asked. She answered, “Your seal and your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.
  4. Genesis 38:20בְּיַד֙ · with; מִיַּ֣ד
    Now when Judah sent his friend Hirah the Adullamite with the young goat to collect the items he had left with the woman, he could not find her.
  5. Genesis 38:28יָ֑ד · his hand; יָד֤וֹ · his wrist
    And as she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it around his wrist. “This one came out first,” she announced.
  6. Genesis 38:29יָד֗וֹ · But when he pulled his hand
    But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.
  7. Genesis 38:30יָד֖וֹ · his wrist
    Then his brother came out with the scarlet thread around his wrist, and he was named Zerah.
  8. Genesis 39:1מִיַּד֙ · from
    Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
  9. Genesis 39:3בְּיָדֽוֹ׃
    When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,
  10. Genesis 39:4בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ · him
    Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.
  11. Genesis 39:6בְּיַד־ · care
    So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,
  12. Genesis 39:8בְּיָדִֽי׃ · my care
    But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.
  13. Genesis 39:12בְּיָדָ֔הּ · in her hand
    She grabbed Joseph by his cloak and said, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his cloak in her hand, he escaped and ran outside.
  14. Genesis 39:13בְּיָדָ֑הּ · in her hand
    When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house,
  15. Genesis 39:22בְּיַד־ · care
    And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison.
  16. Genesis 39:23בְּיָד֔וֹ · under Joseph’s care
    The warden did not concern himself with anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.
  17. Genesis 40:11בְּיָדִ֑י · was in my hand
    Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and placed the cup in his hand.”
  18. Genesis 40:13בְּיָד֔וֹ · in his hand
    Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore your position. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you did when you were his cupbearer.
  19. Genesis 41:35יַד־ · the authority
    Under the authority of Pharaoh, let them collect all the excess food from these good years, that they may come and lay up the grain to be preserved as food in the cities.
  20. Genesis 41:42יָד֔וֹ · his finger; יַ֣ד · finger
    Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.
  21. Genesis 41:44יָד֛וֹ · his hand
    And Pharaoh declared to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your permission, no one in all the land of Egypt shall lift his hand or foot.”
  22. Genesis 42:37יָדִ֔י · my care
    Then Reuben said to his father, “You may kill my two sons if I fail to bring him back to you. Put him in my care, and I will return him.”
  23. Genesis 43:9מִיָּדִ֖י · personally responsible
    I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.
  24. Genesis 43:12בְיֶדְכֶ֑ם · with you; בְיֶדְכֶ֔ם
    Take double the silver with you so that you may return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.
  25. Genesis 43:15בְיָדָ֖ם
    So the men took these gifts, along with double the amount of silver, and Benjamin as well. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
  26. Genesis 43:21בְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃ · with us
    But when we came to the place we lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.
  27. Genesis 43:22בְיָדֵ֖נוּ · with us
    We have brought additional silver with us to buy food. We do not know who put our silver in our sacks.”
  28. Genesis 43:26בְּיָדָ֖ם · they had brought
    When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him.
  29. Genesis 43:34יָד֑וֹת · times
    When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.
  30. Genesis 44:16בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ · with
    “What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “How can we plead? How can we justify ourselves? God has exposed the iniquity of your servants. We are now my lord’s slaves—both we and the one who was found with the cup.”
  31. Genesis 44:17בְּיָד֗וֹ · with
    But Joseph replied, “Far be it from me to do this. The man who was found with the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may return to your father in peace.”
  32. Genesis 46:4יָד֖וֹ · own hands
    I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”
  33. Genesis 47:24הַיָּדֹ֡ת
    At harvest time, you are to give a fifth of it to Pharaoh, and four-fifths will be yours as seed for the field and food for yourselves and your households and children.”
  34. Genesis 47:29יָדְךָ֖ · your hand
    When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,
  35. Genesis 48:14יָדָ֔יו · his hands
    But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.
  36. Genesis 48:17יַד־ · hand; יַד־ · hand
    When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he was displeased and took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s.
  37. Genesis 48:22מִיַּ֣ד · from
    And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”
  38. Genesis 49:8יָדְךָ֖ · Your hand
    Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
  39. Genesis 49:24יָדָ֑יו; מִידֵי֙ · by the hands
    Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
  40. Exodus 2:5יַ֣ד · the riverbank
    Soon the daughter of Pharaoh went down to bathe in the Nile, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank. And when she saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maidservant to retrieve it.
  41. Exodus 2:19מִיַּ֣ד · from
    “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds,” they replied. “He even drew water for us and watered the flock.”
  42. Exodus 3:8מִיַּ֣ד · the hand
    I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
  43. Exodus 3:19בְּיָ֥ד
    But I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless a mighty hand compels him.
  44. Exodus 3:20יָדִי֙ · My hand
    So I will stretch out My hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders I will perform among them. And after that, he will release you.