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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. Ezra 7:28כְּיַד־ · And because the hand
    …and who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. And because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, I took courage and gathered the leaders of Israel to return with me.
  2. Ezra 8:18כְּיַד־ · hand
    And since the gracious hand of our God was upon us, they brought us Sherebiah—a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel—along with his sons and brothers, 18 men;
  3. Ezra 8:22יַד־ · The hand
    For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.”
  4. Ezra 8:26יָדָ֜ם · their hands
    I weighed out into their hands 650 talents of silver, articles of silver weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,
  5. Ezra 8:31וְיַד־ · and the hand
    On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God was upon us to protect us from the hands of the enemies and bandits along the way.
  6. Ezra 8:33יַד־ · the hand
    On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and sacred articles into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, along with the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.
  7. Ezra 9:2וְיַ֧ד · have taken the lead
    Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!”
  8. Ezra 9:7בְּיַ֣ד׀ · into the hands
    From the days of our fathers to this day, our guilt has been great. Because of our iniquities, we and our kings and priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the earth and subjected to the sword and to captivity, to pillage and humiliation, as we are this day.
  9. Ezra 9:11בְּיַ֨ד · through
    …that You gave through Your servants the prophets, saying: ‘The land that you are entering to possess is a land polluted by the impurity of its peoples and the abominations with which they have filled it from end to end.
  10. Ezra 10:19יָדָ֖ם
    They pledged to send their wives away, and for their guilt they presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.
  11. Nehemiah 1:10וּבְיָדְךָ֖ · hand
    They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand.
  12. Nehemiah 2:8כְּיַד־ · hand
    And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.” And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests.
  13. Nehemiah 2:18יַ֣ד · hand; יְדֵיהֶ֖ם · their hands
    I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me, and what the king had said to me. “Let us start rebuilding,” they replied, and they set their hands to this good work.
  14. Nehemiah 3:2יָד֥וֹ · Eliashib; יָד֣וֹ · to them
    The men of Jericho built next to Eliashib, and Zaccur son of Imri built next to them.
  15. Nehemiah 3:4יָדָ֣ם · to them; יָדָ֣ם · to him; יָדָ֣ם · to him
    Next to them, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Next to him, Meshullam son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs; and next to him, Zadok son of Baana made repairs as well.
  16. Nehemiah 3:5יָדָ֖ם · to him
    Next to him, the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.
  17. Nehemiah 3:7יָדָ֨ם · to them
    Next to them, repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates.
  18. Nehemiah 3:8יָד֣וֹ · to them; יָד֣וֹ · to him
    Next to them, Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. And next to him, Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs. They fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.
  19. Nehemiah 3:9יָדָ֤ם · to them
    Next to them, Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs;
  20. Nehemiah 3:10יָדָ֧ם · to him; יָד֣וֹ · to him
    …next to him, Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs across from his house; and next to him, Hattush son of Hashabneiah made repairs.
  21. Nehemiah 3:12יָד֣וֹ · to them
    And next to them, Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of the other half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs, with the help of his daughters.
  22. Nehemiah 3:17יָד֣וֹ · to him
    Next to him, the Levites made repairs under Rehum son of Bani, and next to him, Hashabiah, ruler of a half-district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.
  23. Nehemiah 3:19יָד֜וֹ · him
    And next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory, near the angle in the wall.
  24. Nehemiah 4:17יָדוֹ֙ · hand
    …who were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who carried materials worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other.
  25. Nehemiah 5:5יָדֵ֔נוּ
    We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”
  26. Nehemiah 6:5בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ · who had in his hand
    The fifth time, Sanballat sent me this same message by his young servant, who had in his hand an unsealed letter
  27. Nehemiah 6:9יְדֵיהֶ֛ם · Their hands; יָדָֽי׃ · my hands
    For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.
  28. Nehemiah 7:4יָדַ֙יִם֙
    Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
  29. Nehemiah 8:6יְדֵיהֶ֔ם · and with their hands
    Then Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with their hands uplifted, all the people said, “Amen, Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
  30. Nehemiah 8:14בְּיַד־ · through
    And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month,
  31. Nehemiah 9:14בְּיַ֖ד · through
    You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses.
  32. Nehemiah 9:15יָדְךָ֖
    In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven; in their thirst You brought them water from the rock. You told them to go in and possess the land that You had sworn to give them.
  33. Nehemiah 9:24בְּיָדָ֑ם · into their hands
    So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished.
  34. Nehemiah 9:27בְּיַ֣ד · into the hands; מִיַּ֥ד · from the hands
    So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.
  35. Nehemiah 9:28בְּיַ֤ד · to the hands
    But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion.
  36. Nehemiah 9:30בְּיַד־ · through; בְּיַ֖ד · into the hands
    You were patient with them for many years, and Your Spirit admonished them through Your prophets. Yet they would not listen, so You gave them into the hands of the neighboring peoples.
  37. Nehemiah 10:29בְּיַ֖ד · through
    …hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to obey carefully all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.
  38. Nehemiah 10:31יָֽד׃
    When the people of the land bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on a Sabbath or holy day. Every seventh year we will let the fields lie fallow and will cancel every debt.
  39. Nehemiah 11:1הַיָּד֖וֹת · the remaining nine
    Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns.
  40. Nehemiah 11:24לְיַ֣ד · agent
    Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.
  41. Nehemiah 13:13יָדָ֔ם · them
    I appointed as treasurers over the storerooms Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, with Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, to assist them, because they were considered trustworthy. They were responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites.