יַד מַכֵּהוּ
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] · to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
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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]
נָכָה H5221 to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
What does יַד מַכֵּהוּ (yad makkehu) mean in the Bible?
יָד · נָכָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "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 hand (the open one [indicating power , means , direction , etc.
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Meaning
Word Origins
יַד מַכֵּהוּ is a primitive word — no further derivation.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.