Hebrew · H3027, H5221

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]
Pronunciation yād
Open hand signifies power, control, and agency; extends from literal grasp to dominion and divine authority throughout Scripture.
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נָכָה H5221 to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation nāḵāh
Strike spans lethal violence to divine punishment; core notion is forceful impact with moral or consequential weight.
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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

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]
Word Origins

יַד מַכֵּהוּ is a primitive word — no further derivation.

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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