What does יָד · רֶגֶל mean in the Bible?
יָד · רֶגֶל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "hands and feet".
Hebrew · H3027, H7272
יְדֵיהֶם וְרַגְלֵיהֶם
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 foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step ; by euphemistically the pudenda
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יָדH3027a 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]
Pronunciationyād
Open hand signifies power, control, and agency; extends from literal grasp to dominion and divine authority throughout Scripture.
Open lexicon entry →רֶגֶלH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step ; by euphemistically the pudenda
Pronunciationregel
Foot moves from literal walking to metaphorical standing/position, with euphemistic sexual sense in certain contexts.
Open lexicon entry →What does יְדֵיהֶם וְרַגְלֵיהֶם (yedeihem veragleihem) mean in the Bible?
יָד · רֶגֶל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "hands and feet".
Full entry for יְדֵיהֶם וְרַגְלֵיהֶם (H3027, H7272) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3027, H7272?
H3027, H7272 is connected to 1,878 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. hands and feet
Strong'sH3027, H7272
Lexical occurrences1,878 versesSource Gloss
hands and feet
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
יְדֵיהֶם וְרַגְלֵיהֶם is a primitive word - no further derivation.