What does יָד · אֱלֹהִים · טוֹב mean in the Bible?
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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] · gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative · good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
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יָד · אֱלֹהִים · טוֹב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "God's favorable, effective, providential help.".
Full entry for יַד־אֱלֹהַי הַטּוֹבָה (H3027, H430, H2896) · Open the biblical lexicon
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H3027, H430, H2896 is connected to 4,792 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Hebrew phrase. God's favorable, effective, providential help.
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יַד־אֱלֹהַי הַטּוֹבָה is a primitive word - no further derivation.
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