יָד

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 36:24יְדֹתָ֔יו; יְדֹתָֽיו׃ · tenon
    …with forty silver bases to put under the twenty frames—two bases for each frame, one under each tenon.
  2. Exodus 38:21בְּיַד֙ · under the direction
    This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the Testimony, as recorded at Moses’ command by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
  3. Exodus 40:31יְדֵיהֶ֖ם · their hands
    …and from it Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet.
  4. Leviticus 1:4יָד֔וֹ · his hand
    He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
  5. Leviticus 3:2יָדוֹ֙ · his hand
    He is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall splatter the blood on all sides of the altar.
  6. Leviticus 3:8יָדוֹ֙ · his hand
    He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar.
  7. Leviticus 3:13יָדוֹ֙ · his hand
    He must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar.
  8. Leviticus 4:4יָדוֹ֙ · his hand
    He must bring the bull to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the LORD.
  9. Leviticus 4:15יְדֵיהֶ֛ם · their hands
    The elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD.
  10. Leviticus 4:24יָדוֹ֙ · his hand
    He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering.
  11. Leviticus 4:29יָד֔וֹ · his hand
    He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering.
  12. Leviticus 4:33יָד֔וֹ · his hand
    And he is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it as a sin offering at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered.
  13. Leviticus 5:7יָדוֹ֮
    If, however, he cannot afford a lamb, he may bring to the LORD as restitution for his sin two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering.
  14. Leviticus 5:11יָד֜וֹ
    But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, he may bring a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a sin offering. He must not put olive oil or frankincense on it, because it is a sin offering.
  15. Leviticus 6:2יָד֙ · entrusted to him
    “If someone sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit or security entrusted to him or stolen, or if he extorts his neighbor
  16. Leviticus 7:30יָדָ֣יו · With his own hands
    With his own hands he is to bring the food offerings to the LORD; he shall bring the fat, together with the breast, and wave the breast as a wave offering before the LORD.
  17. Leviticus 8:14יְדֵיהֶ֔ם · their hands
    Moses then brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
  18. Leviticus 8:18יְדֵיהֶ֖ם · their hands
    Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
  19. Leviticus 8:22יְדֵיהֶ֖ם · their hands
    After that, Moses presented the other ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
  20. Leviticus 8:23יָדוֹ֙ · hand
    Moses slaughtered the ram and took some of its blood and put it on Aaron’s right earlobe, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
  21. Leviticus 8:24יָדָם֙ · hands
    Moses also presented Aaron’s sons and put some of the blood on their right earlobes, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Then he splattered the blood on all sides of the altar.
  22. Leviticus 8:33יֶדְכֶֽם׃ · you
    You must not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are complete; for it will take seven days to ordain you.
  23. Leviticus 8:36בְּיַד־ · through
    So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses.
  24. Leviticus 9:22יָדוֹ · his hands
    Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them. And having made the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering, he stepped down.
  25. Leviticus 10:11בְּיַד־ · through
    …so that you may teach the Israelites all the statutes that the LORD has given them through Moses.”
  26. Leviticus 12:8יָדָהּ֮
    But if she cannot afford a lamb, she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’”
  27. Leviticus 14:14יָדוֹ֙ · hand
    The priest is to take some of the blood from the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
  28. Leviticus 14:17יָדוֹ֙ · hand
    And the priest is to put some of the oil remaining in his palm on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering.
  29. Leviticus 14:21יָדוֹ֮ · afford these [offerings]
    If, however, the person is poor and cannot afford these offerings, he is to take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for him, along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of olive oil,
  30. Leviticus 14:22יָד֑וֹ
    …and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, whichever he can afford, one to be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.
  31. Leviticus 14:25יָדוֹ֙ · hand
    And after he slaughters the lamb for the guilt offering, the priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
  32. Leviticus 14:28יָדוֹ֙ · hand
    The priest shall also put some of the oil in his palm on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot—on the same places as the blood of the guilt offering.
  33. Leviticus 14:30יָדֽוֹ׃
    Then he must sacrifice the turtledoves or young pigeons, whichever he can afford,
  34. Leviticus 14:31יָד֗וֹ
    …one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, together with the grain offering. In this way the priest will make atonement before the LORD for the one to be cleansed.
  35. Leviticus 14:32יָד֖וֹ
    This is the law for someone who has a skin disease and cannot afford the cost of his cleansing.”
  36. Leviticus 15:11וְיָדָ֖יו · his hands
    If the man with the discharge touches anyone without first rinsing his hands with water, the one who was touched must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  37. Leviticus 16:21יָדוֹ · hands; בְּיַד־ · by the hand
    Then he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man appointed for the task.
  38. Leviticus 16:32יָד֔וֹ
    The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest shall make atonement. He will put on the sacred linen garments
  39. Leviticus 21:10יָד֔וֹ
    The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose or tear his garments.
  40. Leviticus 21:19יָֽד׃ · hand
    …no man who has a broken foot or hand,
  41. Leviticus 22:25וּמִיַּ֣ד
    Neither you nor a foreigner shall present food to your God from any such animal. They will not be accepted on your behalf, because they are deformed and flawed.’”
  42. Leviticus 24:14יְדֵיהֶ֖ם · their hands
    “Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole assembly stone him.
  43. Leviticus 25:14מִיַּ֣ד · from
    If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, you must not take advantage of each other.
  44. Leviticus 25:26יָד֔וֹ
    Or if a man has no one to redeem it for him, but he prospers and acquires enough to redeem his land,
  45. Leviticus 25:28יָד֗וֹ; בְּיַד֙ · in possession
    But if he cannot obtain enough to repay him, what he sold will remain in possession of the buyer until the Year of Jubilee. In the Jubilee, however, it is to be released, so that he may return to his property.
  46. Leviticus 25:35יָד֖וֹ
    Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you.
  47. If a foreigner residing among you prospers, but your countryman dwelling near him becomes destitute and sells himself to the foreigner or to a member of his clan,