What does יָד · בֵּן · יְהוּדָה mean in the Bible?
יָד · בֵּן · יְהוּדָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "by the hand of the children of Judah".
Hebrew · H3027, H1121, H3063
בְּיַד בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה
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] · a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) · Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
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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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בֵּן H1121 a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Pronunciation ben
Son extends metaphorically to designate relationship, condition, quality, and national identity across kinship and covenantal contexts.
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יְהוּדָה H3063 Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
Pronunciation yĕhûdāh
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What does בְּיַד בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה (beyaḏ benê Yehûḏāh) mean in the Bible?
יָד · בֵּן · יְהוּדָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "by the hand of the children of Judah".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3027, H1121, H3063?
H3027, H1121, H3063 is connected to 7,388 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. by the hand of the children of Judah
Strong's H3027, H1121, H3063
Lexical occurrences 7,388 verses Source Gloss
by the hand of the children of Judah
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּיַד בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה is a primitive word - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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