יָד חֲזָקָה
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] · strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard , bold , violent )
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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]
חָזָק H2389 strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard , bold , violent )
What does יָד חֲזָקָה (yad chazaqah) mean in the Bible?
יָד · חָזָק is a Hebrew word meaning "strong hand, mighty power".
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