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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. Exodus 17:5בְּיָדְךָ֖ · in your hand
    And the LORD said to Moses, “Walk on ahead of the people and take some of the elders of Israel with you. Take along in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go.
  2. Exodus 17:9בְּיָדִֽי׃ · in my hand
    So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.”
  3. Exodus 17:11יָד֖וֹ · his hands; יָד֖וֹ · [them]
    As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered them, Amalek prevailed.
  4. Exodus 17:12וִידֵ֤י · hands; בְיָדָ֗יו · his hands up; יָדָ֛יו · so that his hands
    When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.
  5. Exodus 17:16יָד֙ · a hand
    “Indeed,” he said, “a hand was lifted up toward the throne of the LORD. The LORD will war against Amalek from generation to generation.”
  6. Exodus 18:9מִיַּ֥ד · from the hand
    And Jethro rejoiced over all the good things the LORD had done for Israel, whom He had rescued from the hand of the Egyptians.
  7. Exodus 18:10מִיַּ֥ד · from the hand; וּמִיַּ֣ד; יַד־ · the hand
    Jethro declared, “Blessed be the LORD, who has delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and of Pharaoh, and who has delivered the people from the hand of the Egyptians.
  8. Exodus 19:13יָ֗ד · hand
    No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows—whether man or beast, he must not live.’ Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.”
  9. Exodus 21:13לְיָד֑וֹ
    If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.
  10. Exodus 21:16בְיָד֖וֹ · in his possession
    Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.
  11. Exodus 21:20יָד֑וֹ · his hand
    If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.
  12. Exodus 21:24יָ֚ד · hand; יָ֔ד · hand
    …eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
  13. Exodus 22:4בְיָד֜וֹ · in his possession
    If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—he must pay back double.
  14. Exodus 22:8יָד֖וֹ
    If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.
  15. Exodus 22:11יָד֖וֹ
    …an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.
  16. Exodus 23:1יָֽדְךָ֙
    “You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.
  17. Exodus 23:31בְּיֶדְכֶ֗ם · into your hand
    And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.
  18. Exodus 24:11יָד֑וֹ · His hand
    But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.
  19. Exodus 26:17יָד֗וֹת · tenons
    Two tenons must be connected to each other for each frame. Make all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.
  20. Exodus 26:19יְדֹתָ֔יו · tenon; יְדֹתָֽיו׃
    …with forty silver bases under the twenty frames—two bases for each frame, one under each tenon.
  21. Exodus 28:41יָדָ֛ם
    After you put these garments on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint them, ordain them, and consecrate them so that they may serve Me as priests.
  22. Exodus 29:9יַֽד־; וְיַד־
    Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons.
  23. Exodus 29:10יְדֵיהֶ֖ם · their hands
    You are to present the bull at the front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head.
  24. Exodus 29:15יְדֵיהֶ֖ם · their hands
    Take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head.
  25. Exodus 29:19יְדֵיהֶ֖ם · their hands
    Take the second ram, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head.
  26. Exodus 29:20יָדָם֙ · hands
    Slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Splatter the remaining blood on all sides of the altar.
  27. Exodus 29:25מִיָּדָ֔ם · from their hands
    Then take them from their hands and burn them on the altar atop the burnt offering as a pleasing aroma before the LORD; it is a food offering to the LORD.
  28. Exodus 29:29יָדָֽם׃ · in them
    The holy garments that belong to Aaron will belong to his sons after him, so they can be anointed and ordained in them.
  29. Exodus 29:33יָדָ֖ם
    They must eat those things by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no outsider may eat them, because these things are sacred.
  30. Exodus 29:35יָדָֽם׃ · them
    This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all that I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them.
  31. Exodus 30:19יְדֵיהֶ֖ם · their hands
    …with which Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet.
  32. Exodus 30:21יְדֵיהֶ֥ם · their hands
    Thus they are to wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this shall be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.”
  33. Exodus 32:4מִיָּדָ֗ם · from their hands
    He took the gold from their hands, and with an engraving tool he fashioned it into a molten calf. And they said, “These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”
  34. Exodus 32:11וּבְיָ֥ד · hand
    But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?
  35. Exodus 32:15בְּיָד֑וֹ · in his hands
    Then Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands. They were inscribed on both sides, front and back.
  36. Exodus 32:19מִיָּדוֹ · out of his hands
    As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, he burned with anger and threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the base of the mountain.
  37. Exodus 32:29יֶדְכֶ֤ם · for service
    Afterward, Moses said, “Today you have been ordained for service to the LORD, since each man went against his son and his brother; so the LORD has bestowed a blessing on you this day.”
  38. Exodus 34:4בְּיָד֔וֹ · in his hands
    So Moses chiseled out two stone tablets like the originals. He rose early in the morning, and taking the two stone tablets in his hands, he went up Mount Sinai as the LORD had commanded him.
  39. Exodus 34:29בְּיַד־ · hands
    And when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was unaware that his face had become radiant from speaking with the LORD.
  40. Exodus 35:25בְּיָדֶ֣יהָ · with her hands
    Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun: blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen.
  41. Exodus 35:29בְּיַד־ · through
    So all the men and women of the Israelites whose hearts prompted them brought a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.
  42. Exodus 36:22יָדֹ֗ת · tenons
    Two tenons were connected to each other for each frame. He made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.