Hebrew · H3027, H5381 · unreviewed

אֵין־יָדוֹ מַשֶּׂגֶת

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 reach (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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נָשַׂג H5381 to reach (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation hiśśîḡûnî
Ability to attain or grasp something physically or metaphorically; often conveys "reaching toward" a goal or condition.
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What does אֵין־יָדוֹ מַשֶּׂגֶת (ein yado masiget) mean in the Bible?

יָד · נָשַׂג is a Hebrew word meaning "his hand does not reach or attain".

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Meaning

his hand does not reach or attain
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 23 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Imperfect 17 Perfect 3 Participle 2 Infinitive absolute 1
Stem
Hiphil 23
Mood
Indicative/jussive 16 Indicative 3 Indicative/cohortative 1

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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