Word Study

The meaning of יָד

Understanding yâd reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H3027
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance

יָד

Phoneticyawd
Transliterationyâd
Grammar Code
H:N
Hebrew Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves. - a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

1401 total references
ReferenceText
Genesis 35:4

And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

Ruth 4:5

Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.

Ezra 8:18

And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;

Song of Solomon 5:14

His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.

Joel 3:8

And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the Lord hath spoken it.

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences
1401x
Most Frequent Book
1 Samuel
Book Distribution
Genesis79
Exodus86
Leviticus42
Numbers42
Deuteronomy76
Joshua34
Judges77
Ruth3
1 Samuel99
2 Samuel53
1 Kings39
2 Kings64
1 Chronicles35
2 Chronicles67
Ezra17
Nehemiah30
Esther21
Job50
Psalms87
Proverbs28
Ecclesiastes13
Song of Solomon4
Isaiah87
Jeremiah95
Lamentations14
Ezekiel98
Daniel14
Hosea6
Joel1
Amos4
Micah5
Habakkuk2
Zephaniah4
Haggai6
Zechariah14
Malachi5

Devotional Reflection

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