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.
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:
- χείρcheir“hand”94%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
1,617 total
- Psalm 38:2יָדֶֽךָ׃ · and Your handFor Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.
- Psalm 39:10יָ֝דְךָ֗ · of Your handRemove Your scourge from me; I am perishing by the force of Your hand.
- Psalm 44:2יָדְךָ֡ · With Your handWith Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.
- Psalm 49:15מִֽיַּד־ · fromBut God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah
- Psalm 55:20יָ֭דָיוMy companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
- Psalm 58:2יְ֝דֵיכֶ֗ם · with your handsNo, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.
- Psalm 63:10יְדֵי־ · the powerThey will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.
- Psalm 68:31יָ֝דָ֗יו · her handsEnvoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God.
- Psalm 71:4מִיַּ֣ד · from the handDeliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.
- Psalm 73:23בְּיַד־ · handYet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.
- Psalm 74:11יָ֭דְךָ · Your strongWhy do You withdraw Your strong right hand? Stretch it out to destroy them!
- Psalm 75:8בְּֽיַד־ · is in the handFor a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs.
- Psalm 76:5יְדֵיהֶֽם׃ · a handThe valiant lie plundered; they sleep their last sleep. No men of might could lift a hand.
- Psalm 77:2יָדִ֤י׀ · my outstretched handsIn the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.
- Psalm 77:20בְּֽיַד־ · by the handYou led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
- Psalm 78:42יָד֑וֹ · His powerThey did not remember His power—the day He redeemed them from the adversary,
- Psalm 78:61בְיַד־ · to the handHe delivered His strength to captivity, and His splendor to the hand of the adversary.
- Psalm 80:17יָ֭דְךָ · Let Your handLet Your hand be upon the man at Your right hand, on the son of man You have raised up for Yourself.
- Psalm 81:14יָדִֽי׃ · My hand…how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!
- Psalm 82:4מִיַּ֖ד · from the handRescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.
- Psalm 88:5מִיָּדְךָ֥ · from Your careI am forsaken among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom You remember no more, who are cut off from Your care.
- Psalm 89:13יָ֝דְךָ֗ · Your handMighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.
- Psalm 89:21יָ֭דִי · My handMy hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him.
- Psalm 89:25יָד֑וֹ · his handI will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand upon the rivers.
- Psalm 89:48מִיַּד־ · from the powerWhat man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah
- Psalm 90:17יָ֭דֵינוּ · of our hands; יָ֝דֵ֗ינוּ · of our handsMay the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands—yes, establish the work of our hands!
- Psalm 92:4יָדֶ֣יךָ · of Your handsFor You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.
- Psalm 95:4בְּ֭יָדוֹ · His handIn His hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to Him.
- Psalm 95:5יָדָ֥יו · and His handsThe sea is His, for He made it, and His hands formed the dry land.
- Psalm 95:7יָד֑וֹ · under His careFor He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice,
- Psalm 97:10מִיַּ֥ד · from the handHate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
- Psalm 102:25יָדֶ֣יךָ · of Your handsIn the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
- Psalm 104:25יָ֫דָ֥יִםHere is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.
- Psalm 104:28יָֽ֝דְךָ֗ · Your handWhen You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
- Psalm 106:10מִיַּ֣ד · from the hand; מִיַּ֥ד · from the handHe saved them from the hand that hated them; He redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
- Psalm 106:26יָד֣וֹ · His handSo He raised His hand and swore to cast them down in the wilderness,
- Psalm 106:41בְּיַד־ · into the handHe delivered them into the hand of the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them.
- Psalm 106:42יָדָֽם׃ · their handTheir enemies oppressed them and subdued them under their hand.
- Psalm 107:2מִיַּד־ · from the handLet the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy
- Psalm 109:27יָ֣דְךָ · [is] Your handLet them know that this is Your hand, that You, O LORD, have done it.
- Psalm 111:7יָ֭דָיו · of His handsThe works of His hands are truth and justice; all His precepts are trustworthy.
- Psalm 115:4יְדֵ֣י · by the handsTheir idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.
- Psalm 115:7יְדֵיהֶ֤ם׀ · they have hands…they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats.
- Psalm 119:73יָדֶ֣יךָ · Your handsYour hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.
- Psalm 119:173יָדְךָ֥ · May Your handMay Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.
- Psalm 121:5יַ֥ד · handThe LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand.
- Psalm 123:2יַ֤ד · the hand; יַ֪ד · the handAs the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.