What does חָמֵשׁ · יָד mean in the Bible?
חָמֵשׁ · יָד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "five times as much, five portions".
Hebrew · H2568, H3027
חָמֵשׁ יָדוֹת
Five · a hand (the open one [indicating power , means , direction , etc.], in distinction from 3709 , the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]
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חָמֵשׁ H2568 five
Pronunciation ḥāmēš
Cardinal number denoting five; foundational to Israel's cultic and legal measurement systems
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יָד H3027 a hand (the open one [indicating power , means , direction , etc.], in distinction from 3709 , the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]
Pronunciation yād
Open hand signifies power, control, and agency; extends from literal grasp to dominion and divine authority throughout Scripture.
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What does חָמֵשׁ יָדוֹת (chamesh yadot) mean in the Bible?
חָמֵשׁ · יָד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "five times as much, five portions".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2568, H3027?
H2568, H3027 is connected to 1,972 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. five times as much, five portions
Strong's H2568, H3027
Lexical occurrences 1,972 verses Source Gloss
five times as much, five portions
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain