Hebrew · H3027, H1121, H3063 · unreviewed

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 word meaning "by the hand of the children of Judah".

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Meaning

by the hand of the children of Judah
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